Black and Tans

Black and Tans
Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, which was one of two paramilitary forces employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920 to 1921, to suppress revolution in Ireland.

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  • Black And Tans — Les Black and Tans (Noirs et Fauves) sont des combattants engagés par le gouvernement britannique dès 1920 afin d aider la Police royale irlandaise (RIC) et l armée britannique à lutter contre les indépendantistes de l Armée républicaine… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Black and tans — Les Black and Tans (Noirs et Fauves) sont des combattants engagés par le gouvernement britannique dès 1920 afin d aider la Police royale irlandaise (RIC) et l armée britannique à lutter contre les indépendantistes de l Armée républicaine… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Black and Tans — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Negro y Caqui (irlandés: Dúchrónaigh) se refiere a la Fuerza de Reserva de la Real Policía irlandesa (Fórsa Chúltaca Chonstáblacht Ríoga na hÉireann), que era una de dos fuerzas paramilitares empleadas por …   Wikipedia Español

  • Black and Tans — Black and Tans, the a British military force that was active in Ireland from 1918 to 1920, opposing the people who were fighting for independence …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Black and Tans — The term Black and Tans ( ga. Dúchrónaigh) refers to the Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force ( Fórsa Chúltaca Chonstáblacht Ríoga na hÉireann ), which was one of two paramilitary forces employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920 to… …   Wikipedia

  • Black and Tans — Die Black and Tans (irisch na Dúchrónaigh), oder deren offizielle Bezeichnung Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, war eine von zwei paramilitärischen Gruppen in Irland von 1920 bis 1921. Offiziell gehörten die Black and Tans (wie auch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Black and Tans — Les Black and Tans (Noirs et Fauves) sont des combattants engagés par le gouvernement britannique dès 1920 afin d aider la Police royale irlandaise (RIC) et l armée britannique à lutter contre les indépendantistes de l Armée républicaine… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Black and Tans — (disapprov) a popular name for the extra police force sent from England to Ireland in 1920, during the Troubles, to help the police there against Sinn Fein. As there were not enough police uniforms, they were given a mixture of police and army… …   Universalium

  • Black and Tans — an armed force recruited by the British government to fight Sinn Fein in Ireland in 1921. → black and tan …   English new terms dictionary

  • Black and Tans — an armed force recruited by the British government to fight Sinn Fein in Ireland in 1921. Their harsh methods caused an outcry in Britain and the U.S Origin: so named because of the mixture of military khaki and black constabulary colors of their …   Useful english dictionary

  • Come Out, Ye Black and Tans — (sometimes Black and Tan ) is an Irish rebel song referring to the Black and Tans, the British paramilitary police auxiliary force in Ireland during the 1920s. The song was written by Dominic Behan as a tribute to his father Stephen; often… …   Wikipedia

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