Burgery ambush | |||||
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Part of Irish War of Independence | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Irish Republican Army (Déise Brigade) |
Royal Irish Constabulary (Reserve Force) | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
George Oliver Plunkett | Captain DV Thomas | ||||
Strength | |||||
~20 |
14 (initially) 50 (subsequently) | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
2 killed |
2 killed 2 captured |
The Burgery ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 18–19 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. [1] It took place near Dungarvan, County Waterford.
On the night of 18–19 March 1921, IRA volunteers of the West Waterford flying column ambushed a British military convoy at the Burgery, about a mile and a half northeast of Dungarvan. The convoy included Black and Tans and a Royal Irish Constabulary Sergeant, named Michael Hickey. [2] In overall command of the IRA unit was IRA GHQ Officer George Plunkett. Also present were West Waterford Brigade Commandant Pax Whelan, ASU leader George Lennon, and Mick Mansfield. A British Crossley tender was set on fire and prisoners taken by the IRA, including Sergeant Hickey. Hickey was later killed by an IRA firing squad [3] with a sign reading "police spy" affixed to his tunic. He was later buried in an unmarked grave. [2] Other prisoners including Captain DV Thomas, the commander of the British garrison, were released. [4]
After the ambush, a group of volunteers under Plunkett returned to search for any armaments left behind by the British forces. Crown forces who were now searching the area engaged the IRA party; IRA volunteers Seán Fitzgerald and Pat Keating were shot dead. [5] A member of the Black and Tans, Constable Sydney R. Redman [3] was shot dead during the return fire.
Burgery ambush | |||||
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Part of Irish War of Independence | |||||
| |||||
Belligerents | |||||
Irish Republican Army (Déise Brigade) |
Royal Irish Constabulary (Reserve Force) | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
George Oliver Plunkett | Captain DV Thomas | ||||
Strength | |||||
~20 |
14 (initially) 50 (subsequently) | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
2 killed |
2 killed 2 captured |
The Burgery ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 18–19 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. [1] It took place near Dungarvan, County Waterford.
On the night of 18–19 March 1921, IRA volunteers of the West Waterford flying column ambushed a British military convoy at the Burgery, about a mile and a half northeast of Dungarvan. The convoy included Black and Tans and a Royal Irish Constabulary Sergeant, named Michael Hickey. [2] In overall command of the IRA unit was IRA GHQ Officer George Plunkett. Also present were West Waterford Brigade Commandant Pax Whelan, ASU leader George Lennon, and Mick Mansfield. A British Crossley tender was set on fire and prisoners taken by the IRA, including Sergeant Hickey. Hickey was later killed by an IRA firing squad [3] with a sign reading "police spy" affixed to his tunic. He was later buried in an unmarked grave. [2] Other prisoners including Captain DV Thomas, the commander of the British garrison, were released. [4]
After the ambush, a group of volunteers under Plunkett returned to search for any armaments left behind by the British forces. Crown forces who were now searching the area engaged the IRA party; IRA volunteers Seán Fitzgerald and Pat Keating were shot dead. [5] A member of the Black and Tans, Constable Sydney R. Redman [3] was shot dead during the return fire.