The Black and Tans were a British auxiliary force made up of ex-servicemen, former police officers and criminals to fight the IRA during the Irish War of Independence. They got their name from their uniform, which was a mixture of British Army Tunics (Tan) and Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) trousers (Black, in reality they were rifle green but looked black)
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The Black and Tans were a British auxiliary force made up of ex-servicemen, former police officers and criminals to fight the IRA during the Irish War of Independence. They got their name from their uniform, which was a mixture of British Army Tunics (Tan) and Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) trousers (Black, in reality they were rifle green but looked black)
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Come out ye black and tans, come out and fight me like a man