The Clonbanin Ambush 1921

#OnThisDay 1921 The IRA ambushed a British convoy of three lorries & an armoured car at Clonbanin, Cork. Using overwhelming numbers & a stolen machine gun, they kill Brigadier General HR Cummings (right) & 3 others including the two other officers in the photo.

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Brig GEn Cumming

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