Burgery ambush

Burgery ambush
Part of Irish War of Independence
Date18 March 1921
Location
The Burgery, near Dungarvan, County Waterford
Belligerents
Irish Republican Army
(Déise Brigade)		 Royal Irish Constabulary
(Reserve Force)
Commanders and leaders
George Oliver Plunkett Captain DV Thomas
Strength
~20 14 (initially)
50 (subsequently)
Casualties and losses
2 killed 2 killed
2 captured

The Burgery ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 18–19 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. It took place near Dungarvan, County Waterford.

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