Editing Reprisal (section)

===Irish War of Independence===

During the [[Irish War of Independence]], reprisals were authorized by British authorities in areas of Ireland that were under [[martial law]]. From December 1920 until June 1921 approximately 150 official reprisals were carried out. In December 1920, [[Commander-in-Chief, Ireland]] [[Nevil Macready]] informed the [[Lloyd George ministry]] that military governors in areas under martial law had been authorized to conduct reprisals in response to attacks on local [[security forces]], under these conditions:<ref>{{cite book |last=Townsend |first=Charles |author-link= |date=1975 |title=The British Campaign in Ireland 1919-1921 |url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=149 |isbn=019821863X}}</ref> {{Blockquote|text=Punishments will only be carried out on the authority of the Infantry Brigadier, who before taking action will satisfy himself that the people concerned were, owing to their proximity to the outrage or their known political tendencies, implicated in the outrage, and will give specific instructions in writing, or by telegram to the officer detailed to carry out the operation.}}