Battlefields & battle sites · Northern Ireland
Battle of Newry Road
Battle of Newry Road in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Eric Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Battle of Newry Road is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
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.
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Background
Description
On 23 September 1993, approximately at 2:00 pm, members of the IRA's South Armagh Brigade deployed five armed trucks in different positions around the Crossmaglen barracks. The targets were a troop-carrying RAF Puma helicopter lifting off from Crossmaglen's helipad and its escort of two British Army Lynx. Author Toby Harnden states that the IRA used two DShK heavy machine guns and three light machine guns and opened fire from near St. Patrick's Church and the community centre. Some sources claim that the Puma was hit several times. The IRA acknowledge that the helicopters manoeuvred away from the stream of bullets directed at them and that they were joined by the other two helicopters. Two…
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- Coordinates
- 54.0847, -6.5911
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT35 9BW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newry and Armagh
Sources
- wikidata: Q15197371 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Battle of Newry Road (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Battle of Newry Road?
- Battle of Newry Road is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.0847°, -6.5911°.
- Is Battle of Newry Road free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Battle of Newry Road is free.