@MilHistNow: Today in 1920, British troops burn the city of Cork in retaliation for attacks by the Irish Republican Army. “Many who had witnessed scenes in France and Flanders say that nothing they had experienced was comparable with the punishment meted out,” a British army veteran wrote. https://t.co/vTiYerT9vY

Today in 1920, British troops burn the city of Cork in retaliation for attacks by the Irish Republican Army. “Many who had witnessed scenes in France and Flanders say that nothing they had experienced was comparable with the punishment meted out,” a British army veteran wrote. pic.twitter.com/vTiYerT9vY

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