Churchill sent the Black and Tans into Ireland and handed the rebels their best recruiter
The first temporary constables landed on March 25, 1920 as a last throw of the dice against the IRA, and within months their conduct had blackened Britain's name abroad and hardened Irish opinion against the Crown.
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