File:THE EASTER SUNDAY PARADE - IN MEMORY OF THE EASTER 1916 RISING (UN FORCE ONUC IN THE CONGO 1960)-113038 (25802960850).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionTHE EASTER SUNDAY PARADE - IN MEMORY OF THE EASTER 1916 RISING (UN FORCE ONUC IN THE CONGO 1960)-113038 (25802960850).jpg | The first major overseas deployment came in 1960, when Irish troops were sent to the Congo as part of the UN force ONUC. The Belgian Congo became an independent Republic on 30 June 1960. Twelve days later, the Congolese government requested military assistance from the United Nations to maintain its territorial integrity. On 28 July 1960 Lt-Col Murt Buckley led the 32nd Irish Battalion to the newly independent central African country. This was the most costly enterprise for the Army since the Civil War, as 26 Irish soldiers lost their lives. Nine died in a single incident called the "Niemba Ambush", in which an eleven-man Irish patrol was ambushed by local tribesmen. Nine Irish soldiers and some 25 tribesmen were killed. A Niemba Ambush commemoration is hosted annually by the Irish Veterans Organisation (ONET) in Cathal Brugha Barracks, on the nearest Saturday to the actual date of the ambush. One of the largest ONUC engagements in which Irish troops were involved was the Siege of Jadotville. During this action, a small party of 150 Irish soldiers was attacked by a larger force of almost 4,000 Katangese troops, as well as French, Belgian and Rhodesian mercenaries, and supported by a trainer jet. The Irish soldiers repeatedly repelled the attackers, and knocked out enemy artillery and mortar positions using 60mm mortars. An attempt was made by 500 Irish and Swedish soldiers to break through to the besieged company, but it failed. The Irish commander eventually surrendered his forces. A small number of Irish soldiers were wounded, but none killed. It is estimated that up to 300 of their attackers were killed, including 30 white mercenaries, and up to 1,000 wounded. A total of 6,000 Irishmen served in the Congo from 1960 until 1964. |
Date | Taken on 27 March 2016, 13:26 |
Source | THE EASTER SUNDAY PARADE - IN MEMORY OF THE EASTER 1916 RISING [UN FORCE ONUC IN THE CONGO 1960]-113038 |
Author | William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland |
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