Selton Hill ambush
| Selton Hill ambush | |||||||
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| Part of the Irish War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Royal Irish Constabulary (Auxiliary Division) British Army (Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment) |
Irish Republican Army (Leitrim Brigade) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Thomas Gore-Hickman (RIC) | Seán Connolly (IRA) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | 6 killed | ||||||
| 1 informer later executed by IRA | |||||||
The Selton Hill ambush took place on 11 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. An Irish Republican Army (IRA) flying column was ambushed by members of the RIC Auxiliary Division at Selton Hill (a.k.a. Seltan Hill), County Leitrim. Six IRA members of the South Leitrim Brigade were killed, which effectively destroyed the IRA in South Leitrim.