Battle of Newry Road 1993
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 23 September 1993 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1993 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Northern Ireland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Operation Banner, The Troubles | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United Kingdom | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 54.0847, -6.5911 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Newry Road was a running gun battle between British Army helicopters and Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) armed trucks, fought along the lanes east of Crossmaglen, County Armagh, on 23 September 1993. The engagement began when an IRA motorized team from the South Armagh Brigade attempted to ambush three helicopters lifting off from the British Army base at Crossmaglen, one of them carrying the 3rd Infantry Brigade Commander.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Newry Road (revision 1370270731), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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