Crossbarry ambush

Crossbarry ambush
	Part of the Irish War of Independence
	; Crossbarry memorial
Date	19 March 1921
Location	Crossbarry, County Cork, Ireland51.802°N 8.645°W
Result	Irish victory Column escapes encirclement;
Belligerents
British Army; (Essex Regiment); Royal Irish Constabulary; (Auxiliary Division)	Irish Republican Army; (3rd Cork Brigade)
Commanders and leaders
Arthur Percival	Tom Barry; Charlie Hurley
Strength
1,200 British troops; 120 Auxiliaries	104 volunteers
Casualties and losses
10 killed; 5 wounded	3-6 killed; 3 wounded
	Location within island of Ireland

The Crossbarry ambush or Battle of Crossbarry occurred on 19 March 1921 and was one of the largest engagements of the Irish War of Independence. It took place near the small village of Crossbarry in County Cork, about 20 km south-west of Cork city. About a hundred Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers, commanded by Tom Barry, escaped an attempt by about 1,200 British troops to encircle them. During the hour-long battle, ten British troops and three IRA volunteers were killed.

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