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Irish War of Independence

Crossbarry Ambush

Saturday Mar 19, 1921
Cork, Ireland

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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