Battle of Newport (County Mayo)
Battle during the Irish Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Newport was an engagement in the Irish Civil War.[1] The Free State forces ousted the Republicans from Newport and Michael Kilroy was captured. However most of the Anti-treaty forces escaped.
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Battle of Newport | |||||||
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Part of the Irish Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Irish Free State | Anti-treaty IRA | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Anthony Lawlor | Michael Kilroy (POW) | ||||||
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5 dead | Michael Kilroy wounded and captured. | ||||||
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