Lex Anteinternet: November 28, 1920. Reprisal

Saturday, November 28, 2020

November 28, 1920. Reprisal

On this day in 1920, a flying column of the Irish Republican Army ambushed trucks carrying officers of the Auxiliary police in Kilmichael, County Cork.

IRA Flying Column.

The 36 IRA volunteers assaulted the trucks carrying 18 Auxiliaries, killing 17 of them and wounding one. Three IRA volunteers were killed.

While well executed from a military prospective, the real significance of the action was psychological in that it showed the IRA as capable of undertaking a military action and pulling it off, which hadn't always been the case. It also demonstrated to the British that the war was escalating.

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This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

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