The Easter Rising was an uprising that took place in Dublin, Easter Monday, 1916. The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), the Irish volunteers, and hundreds of other Irish nationalists joined together to occupy buildings in Dublin associated with British rule such as the General Post Office, the Four Courts, etc. to rebel against British rule in Ireland. The took the British by surprise and stood strong at first. But the week progressed, the British kept drafting and enlisting more troops and reinforcements, and the rebels were growing weaker. The people were against the rebels because they were destroying the city of Dublin. So the rebels did not have the effect they wanted. Collins was one of the leaders in this insurrection. This is what started him on his way to the top, and helped him plan his incredible intelligence strategy to gain Irish independence.
The Rising lasted six days. About 250 civilians were killed in the uprising, which only made the public more angry. Hundreds of the rebels were imprisoned, and most of the Easter Rising leaders were secretly executed. The public found out about this, and the outcry then turned onto Britain. This stopped such executions, and Michael Collins avoided any firing squad. When he got out, he almost immediately started planning and making his way to an Irish independence.
This Easter Rising drove Collins away from frontal assaults and towards guerrilla warfare, which ultimately is how they forced England into compromising with Ireland.
The Rising lasted six days. About 250 civilians were killed in the uprising, which only made the public more angry. Hundreds of the rebels were imprisoned, and most of the Easter Rising leaders were secretly executed. The public found out about this, and the outcry then turned onto Britain. This stopped such executions, and Michael Collins avoided any firing squad. When he got out, he almost immediately started planning and making his way to an Irish independence.
This Easter Rising drove Collins away from frontal assaults and towards guerrilla warfare, which ultimately is how they forced England into compromising with Ireland.