Burgery ambush

Burgery ambush
Part of Irish War of Independence
Date18 March 1921
Location
The Burgery, near Dungarvan, County Waterford
Belligerents
Irish Republican Army
(Déise Brigade)		 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Royal Irish Constabulary
(Reserve Force)
Commanders and leaders
George Oliver Plunkett United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Captain DV Thomas
Strength
~20 14 (initially)
50 (subsequently)
Casualties and losses
2 killed 2 killed
2 captured

The Burgery ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 18–19 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence.[1] It took place near Dungarvan, County Waterford.

  1. ^ Edmond Keohan (26 July 2001). "The Irish War of Independence 1919-1921". Waterford County Museum. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.