When the convoy entered the ambush position, IRA volunteers opened fire from elevated positions on both sides of the road. The three lorries and touring car were disabled, and the armoured car became stuck in the roadside ditch (although those inside fired from its machine guns). As Cumming jumped from his car, he was shot in the head and died instantly. Although accounts of British casualties differ, at least two Officers and two soldiers were killed and one policeman was wounded.[5]
The battle lasted slightly over an hour. As the IRA forces withdrew from one side of the road, a British officer and six soldiers attempted to flank the IRA on the other side. After a brief exchange of fire they retreated.
The IRA is not believed to have sustained any casualties.
Referencesedit
^"Bureau of military history - Witness Statement 764" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^Chronology of Irish History 1919 - 1923 2011-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ abc"Brigadier Slain in Irish Ambush" 29 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine - New York Times (7 March 1921)
^O'Halpin, Eunan & Ó Corráin, Daithí (2020), The Dead of the Irish Revolution. Yale University Press, pg 322.
clonbanin, ambush, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, july, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, a. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Clonbanin ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army IRA on 5 March 1921 during the Irish War of Independence It took place in the townland of Clonbanin a k a Cloonbannin County Cork Clonbanin ambushPart of the Irish War of IndependenceDate5 March 1921LocationClonbanin County Cork52 07 41 N 9 00 32 W 52 128 N 9 009 W 52 128 9 009ResultIRA victoryBelligerentsIrish Republican Army United KingdomCommanders and leadersSean Moylan Paddy O Brien 1 Tom McEllistrimHanway Robert Cumming Strengthalmost 100 volunteers 2 1 machine gun 3 almost 40 soldiers 3 1 armoured car 3 Casualties and lossesnone13 dead incl Lt Harold De Maligny 15 wounded Lynch O Donoghue 4 dead Hopkinson clarification needed class notpageimage Location within island of IrelandThe IRA force was under the command of Sean Moylan and comprised almost 100 volunteers from counties Cork and Kerry armed with rifles hand grenades and a machine gun Their target was a British Army convoy of three lorries an armoured car and a touring car carrying Colonel Commandant Hanway Robert Cumming 4 The convoy was travelling from Killarney to Buttevant and comprised almost 40 soldiers of the East Lancashire Regiment When the convoy entered the ambush position IRA volunteers opened fire from elevated positions on both sides of the road The three lorries and touring car were disabled and the armoured car became stuck in the roadside ditch although those inside fired from its machine guns As Cumming jumped from his car he was shot in the head and died instantly Although accounts of British casualties differ at least two Officers and two soldiers were killed and one policeman was wounded 5 The battle lasted slightly over an hour As the IRA forces withdrew from one side of the road a British officer and six soldiers attempted to flank the IRA on the other side After a brief exchange of fire they retreated The IRA is not believed to have sustained any casualties References edit Bureau of military history Witness Statement 764 PDF Archived PDF from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 11 December 2015 Chronology of Irish History 1919 1923 Archived 2011 04 26 at the Wayback Machine a b c Brigadier Slain in Irish Ambush Archived 29 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine New York Times 7 March 1921 O Halpin Eunan amp o Corrain Daithi 2020 The Dead of the Irish Revolution Yale University Press pg 322 O Halpin pg 322External links editThe Boys of the Millstreet Battalion Area article on ambush Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clonbanin ambush amp oldid 1217478877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
