Battle of Kilmallock
The Battle of Kilmallock took place between 25 July and 5 August 1922 in County Limerick, Ireland. It was one of the largest engagements of the Irish Civil War.
| Battle of Kilmallock | |||||||
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| Part of the Irish Free State offensive during the Irish Civil War | |||||||
National army troops in Bruff, July 26 1922 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Irish Free State | Anti-treaty IRA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Eoin O'Duffy W.R.E. Murphy | Liam Deasy | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,500 troops (at start) 4,000 troops (by end), artillery and armoured cars |
2,000 troops (at start), armoured cars | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| At least 20 killed | At least 21 killed | ||||||
The location of Kilmallock | |||||||
It consisted of ten days of fighting in the countryside round Kilmallock in County Limerick, in which Irish Free State Army forces, advancing south from Limerick city, found their path blocked by anti-Treaty IRA troops, dug into a number of villages at Bruff, Bruree and Patrickswell. The fighting ended with the retreat of the anti-Treaty fighters and the occupation of Kilmallock by Free State forces.
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