Crossbarry Ambush

When

19 Mar 1921

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.90° N, 8.47° W

Description

1921 battle of the Irish War of Independence

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1921 ambush of the Irish War of Independence

The Crossbarry ambush, also known as the Battle of Crossbarry, occurred on 19 March 1921 and was one of the largest engagements of the Irish War of Independence. It took place near the small village of Crossbarry in County Cork, about 20 km south-west of Cork city. About a hundred Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers, commanded by Tom Barry, escaped an attempt by about 1,200 British troops to encircle them.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Irish War of Independence: Crossbarry Ambush: British troops failed to encircle an outnumbered column of Irish Republican Army volunteers in County Cork, with…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des insurgés irlandais sur les troupes britanniques à la bataille de Crossbarry dans la guerre d’indépendance irlandaise”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Irish War of Independence21 Jan 1919 · War of independence · Deaths 1,700