Michael Collins
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Nationalism, Violence
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
Article abstract: Military significance: Collins used guerrilla warfare against the British to further Irish causes, achieving a partial independence.
Michael Collins was a banker and an Irish nationalist leader who joined the doomed Easter Uprising of 1916. While serving a prison term for his part in the action, he formulated a comprehensive strategy for running a guerrilla war against powerful conventional forces.
He raised funds to smuggle arms, manufacture bombs, and publish propaganda. He established flying columns to attack rural police barracks,...
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