Siege of Jadotville

متى

13 سبتمبر 1961 – 17 سبتمبر 1961

النوع

حصار

إحداثيات

10.98° S, 26.73° E

Description

1961 Irish UN troops defend against attack by Belgian and Kanganese soldiers

1961 battle between Irish UN troops and Katanga during Congo Crisis

The Siege of Jadotville was a major battle during the Congo Crisis, that began on 13 September 1961 and lasted for five days. A small contingent of the Irish Army's 35th Battalion serving under the United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC), designated "A" Company, was besieged at the UN base near the mining town of Jadotville by Katangese forces loyal to the secessionist State of Katanga.

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• Congo Crisis5 يوليو 1960 · حرب أهلية · الوفيات 140,000