Battle of Kilmallock

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Battle of Kilmallock
Part of the Irish Free State offensive during the Irish Civil War
National army troops in Bruff, July 26 1922
Date 25 July–5 August 1922 Location Kilmallock and surrounding countryside, County Limerick 52°23′56″N 8°34′30″W / 52.399°N 8.575°W / 52.399; -8.575 Result Free State victory
Belligerents
Irish Free State	Anti-treaty IRA
Commanders and leaders
Eoin O'Duffy W.R.E. Murphy	Liam Deasy
Strength
1,500 troops (at start) 4,000 troops (by end), artillery and armoured cars	2,000 troops (at start), armoured cars
Casualties and losses
At least 20 killed	At least 21 killed
class=notpageimage| The location of Kilmallock

The Battle of Kilmallock took place between 25 July and 5 August 1922 in County Limerick, Ireland. It was one of the largest engagements of the Irish Civil War.

It consisted of ten days of fighting in the countryside round Kilmallock in County Limerick, in which Irish Free State Army forces, advancing south from Limerick city, found their path blocked by anti-Treaty IRA troops, dug into a number of villages at Bruff, Bruree and Patrickswell. The fighting ended with the retreat of the anti-Treaty fighters and the occupation of Kilmallock by Free State forces.