Battle of Lenadoon
The Battle of Lenadoon was a series of gun battles fought between the Provisional IRA and the British Army which started on Thursday, 9 July 1972 in Lenadoon Avenue and then spread to other places in Belfast over the space of six days. Loyalist paramilitaries as well as the Official Irish Republican Army were also involved in some of the incidents.1972 was the deadliest year of the conflict in Ireland known as The Troubles with almost 500 people being killed that year alone which was as bad as any of the years when sectarian violence broke out in Ulster during the Anglo-Irish War in the 1920s. The fighting broke out after the two week truce between the British Army and the IRA ended.
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Battle of Lenadoon
The Battle of Lenadoon was a series of gun battles fought between the Provisional IRA and the British Army which started on Thursday, 9 July 1972 in Lenadoon Avenue and then spread to other places in Belfast over the space of six days. Loyalist paramilitaries as well as the Official Irish Republican Army were also involved in some of the incidents.1972 was the deadliest year of the conflict in Ireland known as The Troubles with almost 500 people being killed that year alone which was as bad as any of the years when sectarian violence broke out in Ulster during the Anglo-Irish War in the 1920s. The fighting broke out after the two week truce between the British Army and the IRA ended.
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The Battle of Lenadoon was a s ...... ritish Army and the IRA ended.
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2 Killed, about a dozen injured
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British Army
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1972-07-14
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1Official IRAVolunteer Killed, ...... gh number of Civilians injured
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Both sides take heavey losses as well as heavey civilian deaths
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Several hundered
Up to 100 Volunteers over the six day day period
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Lance Corporal Paul Johnson
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The Battle of Lenadoon was a s ...... ritish Army and the IRA ended.
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Battle of Lenadoon
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Lenadoon Avenue Battle
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