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Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush

28. Nov. 1920 · 51.81° N, 9.06° W

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28. Nov. 1920
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51.81° N, 9.06° W

Platziert: coordinates of the event it links, Kilmichael ambush.

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Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush – The flying column of the 3rd Cork Brigade of the Irish Republican Army, led by Tom Barry, ambushes two lorries carrying men of the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary at Kilmichael, County Cork, killing 17 (with 3 of its own men also dying), which leads to official reprisals.

Kilmichael ambush

IRA ambush of 1920 during the Irish War of Independence

The Kilmichael ambush was an attack carried out on 28 November 1920 by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) near the village of Kilmichael, County Cork, during the Irish War of Independence. Thirty-six local IRA volunteers commanded by Tom Barry killed sixteen members of the Royal Irish Constabulary's Auxiliary Division. The Kilmichael ambush was politically as well as militarily significant.

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