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The Black and Tans (Irish: Dúchrónaigh) were constables recruited into the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) as reinforcements during the Irish War of Independence. [1] [2] Recruitment began in Great Britain in January 1920, and about 10,000 men enlisted during the conflict.
6 lis 2024 · Black and Tan, name given to British recruits enrolled in the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) from January 1920 to July 1921. Their colloquial name derived from the makeshift uniforms they were issued because of a shortage of RIC uniforms—green police tunics and khaki military trousers, which
28 lip 2024 · The Black and Tans uniform was a distinctive blue uniform worn by the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) during the Irish War of Independence. It was designed to be more visible and intimidating than the traditional khaki uniform of the British Army.
16 lut 2011 · The name “Black and Tans” derived from their mixed uniform. As a mercenary force, they lacked an official uniform. So many were given dark green RIC shirts and tan British army pants. While this rag tag ensemble was eventually replaced with a regular uniform, the name “black and tan” stuck.
4 sty 2020 · A shortage of uniforms led to them wearing a mixture of police and military clothing; elements of the darker police uniform with the khaki, earning the moniker Black and Tans, which was...
14 paź 2022 · ‘Black and Tans was the nickname given to a special auxiliary force of the Royal Irish Constabulary used by the British 1920-21 to fight the Sinn Feiners in Ireland; they wore uniforms of khaki with black hats and belts.’ ‘Berek,’ ‘Black and Tans,’ in Wikipedia.
Due to shortages of police uniforms, British constables were initially clothed in a mixture of dark police green and military khaki. It was these unusual outfits that earned them their nickname - the Black and Tans.
