The Black and Tans burn Cork
1920 · Event
After an IRA ambush, British auxiliaries and Black and Tans set the centre of Cork ablaze — five acres of the city, its City Hall and library — then wear burnt corks in their caps. The reprisal policy is now indefensible even in Westminster.
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