Scramoge ambush
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The Scramoge ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 23 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. The IRA ambushed a lorry carrying British troops and Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) officers at Scramoge, near Strokestown in County Roscommon. Three British soldiers and an RIC officer were killed, while two RIC 'Black and Tans' were captured and shot dead shortly after.[1]
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Part of the Irish War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Irish Republican Army |
British Army Royal Irish Constabulary | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Patrick Madden | Roger Greenville Peeke | ||||||
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39 | 9 | ||||||
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None | 4 killed in action, 2 captured and later killed | ||||||
1 IRA volunteer killed and 3 captured in sweeps after the ambush | |||||||
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Following the ambush, the British carried out a sweep in which they captured three of the IRA volunteers involved, and killed another who had not taken part.