The Auxiliaries arrived in Ireland
Time: Jul, 1920
Place: Ireland
Details: In July 1920, another quasi-military police body, the Auxiliaries, consisting of 2,215 former British army officers, arrived in Ireland. The Auxiliary Division had a reputation just as bad as the Tans for their mistreatment of the civilian population but tended to be more effective and more willing to take on the IRA. The policy of reprisals, which involved public denunciation or denial and private approval, was famously satirised by Lord Hugh Cecil when he said: "It seems to be agreed that there is no such thing as reprisals but they are having a good effect".
Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.
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