Drummuckavall ambush

The Drummuckavall ambush was an attack by the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on a British Army observation post in Drummuckavall, southeast of Crossmaglen, County Armagh, on 22 November 1975. The attack, which occurred along the border with the Republic of Ireland, resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers and underlined the inefficiency of conventional military skills to deal with the situation in South Armagh, prompting the deployment of the Special Air Service (SAS) in this area.

Drummuckavall Ambush
Part of The Troubles
Date22 November 1975
Location
Drummuckavall, County Armagh
54°3′6.71″N 6°34′11.48″W
Result

IRA victory

  • SAS deployed to Northern Ireland officially
Belligerents
 United Kingdom Provisional IRA
Commanders and leaders
LCpl. Paul Johnson Unknown
Units involved
British Army South Armagh Brigade
Strength
1 infantry section 12 IRA members
Casualties and losses
3 killed
1 wounded		 None
Location within Northern Ireland
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