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Hi all,

I know it's a sensitive subject and quite a bleak outlook (as indicates the thread closed today) but something popped up in my mind.

During the worse of the troubles, would it be possible for some British generals to protest against any potential peace effort by essentially declaring themselves no longer bound to a central government, as did the French General during the Putsch of Algers?

Understanding this would not lead to a long term situation, with the Metropole with bigger armies being right there and the issue being different, as, as far as I understand full independance wasn't really on the table in NI, especially since the Republic didn't really want to reintegrate them, but is it something that would happen? What would be the consequences in the British Army? Could this lead to a civil war on the mainland?
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