Siege of Jadotville

Ne zaman

13 Eyl 1961 – 17 Eyl 1961

Tür

Kuşatma

Koordinatlar

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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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · “reddition de 158 soldats de l’ONUC (dont 155 irlandais) assiégés à Jadotville par l’armée katangaise” adını veriyorCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Kaynak sayfası

• Congo Crisis5 Tem 1960 · İç savaş · Ölümler 140.000