What is Black and Tans?
The '''Black and Tans''' was a group of [[soldier]]s who suppressed the [[revolution]] in [[Ireland]] from [[1920]] to [[1921]]. It was mainly made of [[Britain|British]] [[veteran]]s from [[World War I]]. They were called the Black and Tans because of the light khaki trousers and black/dark green tunics that they wore. Its main purpose was to target the [[Irish Republican Army]]. However, it also did many attacks on the Irish [[civilian]] [[population]]. {{history-stub}} [[Category:1920s in Ireland]] [[Category:Irish War of Independence]] [[Category:1920 in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1921 in the United Kingdom]]