▁to ▁exc use ▁the ▁kill ings ▁and ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁reb els ▁were ▁ultimately ▁responsible . ▁He ▁claimed ▁that ▁" the ▁reb els ▁wore ▁no ▁uniform " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁North ▁King ▁Street ▁were ▁re bel ▁sympath is ers . ▁Max well ▁concluded ▁that ▁such ▁inc idents ▁" are ▁absolutely ▁un av oid able ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁business ▁as ▁this " ▁and ▁that ▁" under ▁the ▁circumst ance ▁the ▁troops ▁[...] ▁behav ed ▁with ▁the ▁greatest ▁rest raint ". ▁A ▁private ▁brief , ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁said ▁the ▁soldiers ▁" had ▁orders ▁not ▁to ▁take ▁any ▁prisoners " ▁but ▁took ▁it ▁to ▁mean ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁shoot ▁any ▁sus pected ▁re bel . ▁The ▁City ▁Cor on er ' s ▁in quest ▁found ▁that ▁soldiers ▁had ▁killed ▁" un ar med ▁and ▁un off ending " ▁residents . ▁The ▁military ▁court ▁of ▁inqu iry ▁ruled ▁that ▁no ▁specific ▁soldiers ▁could ▁be ▁held ▁responsible , ▁and ▁no ▁action ▁was ▁taken . Ca ul field , ▁pp . ▁ 3 3 8 – 3 4 0 T own sh end , ▁pp . ▁ 2 9 3 – 2 9 4 ▁ ▁These ▁kill ings , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁response ▁to ▁them , ▁helped ▁s way ▁Irish ▁public ▁opinion ▁against ▁the ▁British . ▁ ▁In qu iry ▁A ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁en quire ▁into ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁the ▁R ising . ▁It ▁began ▁hear ings ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁under ▁the ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁Lord