Ireland · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Collins lays down responsibilities as Chairman of the Provisional Government to become Commander in Chief of the National Army, a formal, structured, uniformed army that formed around the nucleus of the pro-Treaty IRA
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