Battle of Dublin

Battle of Dublin
	Part of the Irish Civil War
	; The Four Courts ablaze during the battle, 30 June 1922
Date	28 June – 5 July 1922
Location	Central Dublin (mostly)
Result	Provisional Government victory
Belligerents
Anti-Treaty IRA; Irish Citizen Army	Provisional Government National Army;
Commanders and leaders
Cathal Brugha †; Oscar Traynor; Paddy O'Brien; Ernie O'Malley;	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	At least 29 killed; 150 wounded
	At least 35 civilians killed, over 100 wounded

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.

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