Battle of Danny Boy

Battle of Danny Boy
	Part of the Iraq War
Date	14 May 2004
Location	Al Amara, Southern Iraq
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Mahdi Army
Strength
British Army Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment;	~100
Casualties and losses
Some wounded.	28 confirmed killed.

The Battle of Danny Boy took place close to the city of Amarah in Southern Iraq on 14 May 2004, between British soldiers and about 100 Iraqi insurgents of the Mahdi Army. The battle is named after a local British checkpoint called Danny Boy.

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