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Irish War of Independence - Crossbarry Ambush

Time: Saturday Mar 19, 1921

Place: Cork, Ireland

Details: On 19 March 1921, Tom Barry's 100-strong West Cork IRA unit fought an action against 1,200 British troops – the Crossbarry Ambush. Barry's men narrowly avoided being trapped by converging British columns and inflicted between ten and thirty killed on the British side.

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