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DURING the Irish War of Independence, 1919-21, there were 10 Irish regiments serving in the British Army. Following the Treaty, on March 11, 1922, the War Office ordered the disbanding of seven of these regiments, leaving the Irish Guards and two Ulster regiments continuing in British military service.

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