Tooreen Ambush (Q7824212)

matcher place: The Municipal District of Bandon-Kinsale (relation 9517614)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1920 in Ireland, Ambushes of the Irish War of Independence, British Army in the Irish War of Independence, Conflicts in 1920, History of County Cork, October 1920 events

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Tooreen ambush (also known as the Toureen ambush or Ballinhassig ambush) was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 22 October 1920, during the Irish War of Independence. It took place near Roberts Farm, Tooreen, near Ballinhassig in County Cork. The IRA ambushed two lorries of British soldiers, killing three and wounding four others. The British surrendered and their weapons and ammunition were seized by the IRA. Later that night, British soldiers went on a rampage in nearby Bandon.

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