Soloheadbeg ambush
1919 IRA attack on Irish police / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Soloheadbeg ambush took place on 21 January 1919, when members of the Irish Volunteers (or Irish Republican Army [IRA]) ambushed Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) officers who were escorting a consignment of gelignite explosives at Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary. Two RIC officers were killed and their weapons and the explosives were stolen. The Volunteers acted on their own initiative and had not sought authorisation for their action. As it happened on the same day that the revolutionary Irish parliament first met and declared Ireland's independence, it is often seen as the first engagement of the Irish War of Independence.[1]
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Part of the Irish War of Independence | |||||||
A proclamation offering a reward of £1,000 for information leading to the capture of those involved in the Soloheadbeg ambush | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Irish Volunteers/Irish Republican Army | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Seán Treacy Dan Breen |
James McDonnell † Patrick O'Connell † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10 volunteers | 2 policemen | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | 2 policemen killed | ||||||