Upton train ambush

Upton train ambush
Part of the Irish War of Independence
The disused station in 2005
Date 15 February 1921 Location Upton, County Cork, Ireland 51°47′17″N 8°40′23″W / 51.788°N 8.673°W / 51.788; -8.673 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Irish Republican Army (3rd Cork Brigade)
Commanders and leaders
	Charlie Hurley  (WIA)
Strength
50 soldiers	13 volunteers
Casualties and losses
6 wounded	3 killed 2 wounded
8 civilians killed in crossfire, 10 wounded
class=notpageimage| Location within island of Ireland

The Upton train ambush took place on 15 February 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) mounted an attack on a train carrying British soldiers at Upton, County Cork. The action was a disaster for the IRA; three of its volunteers were killed, two wounded and one captured. Six British soldiers were wounded, three seriously. At least eight civilian passengers were killed and ten wounded in the crossfire.^[1]