Battle of Lenadoon 1972
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 9 July 1972 – 14 July 1972 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1972 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Northern Ireland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | The Troubles | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 54.5752, -6.0127 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Lenadoon was a series of gun battles fought over a six day period from 9–14 July 1972 between the Provisional IRA and the British Army. It started on Thursday, 9 July 1972 in and around the Lenadoon Avenue area and spread to other places in Belfast. Loyalist paramilitaries and the Official Irish Republican Army were involved in some of the incidents. 28 people in total were killed in Belfast according to the CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths. The violence ended a two-week truce between the forces of the British Government and the IRA.
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