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  1. Irish War of Independence

    State of war with England

    Friday Mar 11, 1921Ireland

    on 11 March, Dáil Éireann President Éamon de Valera called for acceptance of a "state of war with England". The Dail voted unanimously to empower him to declare war whenever he saw fit, but he did not formally do so.

  2. Armenian Genocide

    Talaat Pasha assassination

    Tuesday Mar 15, 1921Berlin, Germany

    On 15 March 1921, former Grand Vizier Talaat Pasha was assassinated in the Charlottenburg District of Berlin, Germany, in broad daylight and in the presence of many witnesses.

  3. Irish War of Independence

    Crossbarry Ambush

    Saturday Mar 19, 1921Cork, Ireland

    On 19 March 1921, Tom Barry's 100-strong West Cork IRA unit fought an action against 1,200 British troops – the Crossbarry Ambush. Barry's men narrowly avoided being trapped by converging British columns and inflicted between ten and thirty killed on the British side.

  4. Irish War of Independence

    Train at the Headford junction

    Monday Mar 21, 1921Kerry, Ireland

    On 21 March, the Kerry IRA attacked a train at the Headford junction near Killarney.

  5. Treaty of Versailles

    French and Belgian troops occupied Duisburg

    Mar, 1921Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    In March 1921, French and Belgian troops occupied Duisburg, Düsseldorf, and other areas which formed part of the demilitarized Rhineland, according to the Treaty of Versailles.

  6. Irish War of Independence

    State of war with England

    Friday Mar 11, 1921Ireland

    on 11 March, Dáil Éireann President Éamon de Valera called for acceptance of a "state of war with England". The Dail voted unanimously to empower him to declare war whenever he saw fit, but he did not formally do so.

  7. Armenian Genocide

    Talaat Pasha assassination

    Tuesday Mar 15, 1921Berlin, Germany

    On 15 March 1921, former Grand Vizier Talaat Pasha was assassinated in the Charlottenburg District of Berlin, Germany, in broad daylight and in the presence of many witnesses.

  8. Irish War of Independence

    Crossbarry Ambush

    Saturday Mar 19, 1921Cork, Ireland

    On 19 March 1921, Tom Barry's 100-strong West Cork IRA unit fought an action against 1,200 British troops – the Crossbarry Ambush. Barry's men narrowly avoided being trapped by converging British columns and inflicted between ten and thirty killed on the British side.

  9. Irish War of Independence

    Train at the Headford junction

    Monday Mar 21, 1921Kerry, Ireland

    On 21 March, the Kerry IRA attacked a train at the Headford junction near Killarney.

  10. Treaty of Versailles

    French and Belgian troops occupied Duisburg

    Mar, 1921Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    In March 1921, French and Belgian troops occupied Duisburg, Düsseldorf, and other areas which formed part of the demilitarized Rhineland, according to the Treaty of Versailles.