| Kilmichael ambush | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Irish War of Independence | |||||||
 Monument at the ambush site | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Irish Republican Army(West Cork Brigade) |
 Royal Irish Constabulary(Auxiliary Division) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Tom Barry |
Francis Crake † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 36 volunteers | 18 officers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 killed |
16 killed[1] 2 wounded | ||||||
  Location within Ireland | |||||||
The Kilmichael ambush (Irish: Luíochán Chill Mhichíl) was an attack carried out on 28 November 1920 by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) near the village of Kilmichael, County Cork, during the Irish War of Independence. Thirty-six local IRA volunteers commanded by Tom Barry killed sixteen members of the Royal Irish Constabulary's Auxiliary Division.[1] The Kilmichael ambush was politically as well as militarily significant. It occurred one week after Bloody Sunday and marked an escalation in the IRA's campaign.[2]
- ^ a b "The Truth About the Boys of Kilmichael" Archived 2006-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, Sunday Business Post, 26 November 2000
- ^ Kostick, Conor (16 October 2020). "The Kilmichael Ambush". Independent Left. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.