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Battle of Kilmallock 1922

Battle of Kilmallock: Troop roll call in Limerick during Irish Civil War
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Approximate location: the point for Kilmallock, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.

Key facts

Year1922Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraInterwar (1919–1938)derived from year
LocationIrelandNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictIrish Civil WarWikidata P361
Coordinates52.4100, -8.5833Wikidata P276 location: Kilmallock (approximate)

About the battle

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.

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Location

52.4100, -8.5833 · Ireland

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See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.

Quick answers

When was the Battle of Kilmallock?
In 1922.
Where was the Battle of Kilmallock fought?
In what is now Ireland (Europe), at about 52.41, -8.58.
Which war was it part of?
The Irish Civil War.

From Wikidata (CC0) and Natural Earth; see the sources column in Key facts.

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