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Anglo-Irish Treaty signed
The 'Articles of Agreement for a Treaty', better known as the Anglo-Irish Treaty, was signed in London on 6 December 1921. It brought to an end the Irish War of Independence and was formally ratified by an Act to provide for the constitution of the Irish Free State, the 'Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922' which received Royal Assent on 5 December 1922. On 7 December 1922, Northern Ireland requested and was granted its secession from the Irish Free State.
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Saturday 19 Oct 1918
Great gains were being made all along the Western Front in the first weeks of October 1918. The 36th (Ulster) Division was to advance to the River Lys and drive the enemy out of the industrial area of Lille-Tourcoing-Roubaix. The attack began on 14 October and by 16 October it reached the line of the Lys where the Germans had blown the bridges. Despite D Company of the 9th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers* getting a group across a pontoon bridge, it was cut off when effective German artillery fire damaged the bridge.
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On this day
19 October
Saturday 19 Oct 1918
Great gains were being made all along the Western Front in the first weeks of October 1918. The 36th (Ulster) Division was to advance to the River Lys and drive the enemy out of the industrial area of Lille-Tourcoing-Roubaix. The attack began on 14 October and by 16 October it reached the line of the Lys where the Germans had blown the bridges. Despite D Company of the 9th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers* getting a group across a pontoon bridge, it was cut off when effective German artillery fire damaged the bridge.
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19 October
Saturday 19 Oct 1918
Great gains were being made all along the Western Front in the first weeks of October 1918. The 36th (Ulster) Division was to advance to the River Lys and drive the enemy out of the industrial area of Lille-Tourcoing-Roubaix. The attack began on 14 October and by 16 October it reached the line of the Lys where the Germans had blown the bridges. Despite D Company of the 9th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers* getting a group across a pontoon bridge, it was cut off when effective German artillery fire damaged the bridge.
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