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Siege of Four Courts
History of Ireland
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| | 1922 | Collins, Michael John "Mick" | |
| 7th Jan Dublin A group of 200 anti-Treaty IRA men occupy the Four Courts in Dublin in defiance of the Provisional government, Collins , who wanted to avoid civil war at all costs, does not attack them until June 1922, when British pressure forced his hand |
| June Dublin Leads to the Irish Civil War as fighting breaks out in Dublin between the anti-Treaty IRA and the Free State troops |
| June Dublin The British forces Collins to take action against the Four Courts men, Collins borrows two 18 pounder artillery pieces from the British and bombards the Four Courts until its garrison surrenders |
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