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Dan Breen (1894–1969) was a prominent Irish republican revolutionary and politician, best known for his leading role in the Irish War of Independence and as the man who fired the first shots of that conflict. Soloheadbeg Ambush: On January 21, 1919, Breen and a small group of the Third Tipperary Brigade (including Seán Treacy) ambushed a Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) convoy at Soloheadbeg. This event is widely regarded as the start of the War of Independence. He became one of the most wanted me

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