Original sentence: Arthur Griffith, the Free State president died of a brain haemorrhage ten days before.Commander-in-Chief Michael Collins was killed in an ambush by anti-treaty republicans at Béal na mBláth, near his home in County Cork, on 22 August 1922.On the Republican side, leaders such as Rory O'Connor, Liam Mellows, Joe McKelvey, Robert Erskine Childers and Liam Lynch lost their lives in the guerrilla phase of the war.The Free State government was subsequentle led by William Cosgrave and the Free State Army by General Richard Mulcahy.The intervening period was marked by the tragic death of leaders formerly allied in the cause of Irish independence
Edited sentence: Arthur Griffith, the Free State president had also died of a brain haemorrhage ten days before, leaving the Free State government in the hands of William Cosgrave and the Free State Army under the command of General Richard Mulcahy.Commander-in-Chief Michael Collins was assassinated by anti-treaty republicans at Béal na mBláth, near his home in County Cork, on 22 August 1922.On the Republican side, such leaders as Rory O'Connor, Liam Mellows, Joe McKelvey, Robert Erskine Childers and Liam Lynch lost their lives in the guerrilla phase of the war.The intervening period was marked by assassinations and executions of leaders formerly allied in the cause of Irish independence