Battle of Dublin | |||||||
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Part of the Irish Civil War | |||||||
![]() The Four Courts ablaze during the battle, 30 June 1922 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Anti-Treaty IRA Irish Citizen Army | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Michael Collins Paddy Daly Tom Ennis | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
200 troops in Four Courts, ~500 more in city | 4,000 troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
At least 15 killed Unknown number wounded Over 450 captured[1] |
At least 29 killed 150 wounded[1] | ||||||
At least 35 civilians killed, over 100 wounded[1] |
The Battle of Dublin was a week of street battles in Dublin from 28 June to 5 July 1922 that marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War. Six months after the Anglo-Irish Treaty ended the recent Irish War of Independence, it was fought between the forces of the new Provisional Government and a section of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that opposed the Treaty.
The Irish Citizen Army also became involved in the battle, having supported the anti-Treaty IRA in the O'Connell Street area. The fighting began with an assault by Provisional Government forces on the Four Courts building, and ended in a decisive victory for the Provisional Government.