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In 1920, the British Army regiment the 1st Battalion, [[Connaught Rangers]] mutinied at several stations in North West India due to the actions of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Tans Black and Tans] in Ireland.
The mutiny commenced at [[Jullundur]], but escalated at [[Solon]] where soldiers guarding the munitions store were killed.<ref name=CRM>archangel9 et al. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/141212-connaught-rangers-mutiny/ Connaught Rangers Mutiny] ''Great War Forum'' 9 January, 2010 et al. Retrieved 21 January 2017.</ref>
*[http://www.1916rising.com/pic_indianmutiny.html The Connaught Rangers Mutiny in India] 1916rising.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131111233603/http://www.irishmedals.org/gpage6.html Connaught Rangers Mutiny in India 1920] on IrishMedals.org, now an archived webpage - details the names and fates of those court-martialled. However, there may be in accuracies.<ref name=CRM/>
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170209184515/http://www.troopsoutmovement.com/oliversarmychap4.htm Scroll down to "Irish Soldiers’ Mutiny"] in Chapter Four, ''Oliver's Army'' by Aly Renwick 2004 troopsoutmovement.com, now archived.
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