What the records say
- When
- 9 Jul 1972 – 14 Jul 1972
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.58° N, 6.01° W
- Description
- series of battles fought in 1972 in Belfast
Battle of Lenadoon
1972 gun battles in Northern Ireland
The Battle of Lenadoon was a series of gun battles fought over a six day period from 9–14 July 1972 between the Provisional IRA and the British Army. It started on Thursday, 9 July 1972 in and around the Lenadoon Avenue area and spread to other places in Belfast. Loyalist paramilitaries and the Official Irish Republican Army were involved in some of the incidents.
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