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The Battle of Jadotville, 1961.

April 9, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Details

Date:
April 9, 2019
Time:
5:00 pm

Venue

Seminar Room G010, Hardiman Research Building

Organizer

Prof. Dan Carey
Email:
daniel.carey@nuigalway.ie

FROM THE PEN OF COMMANDANT PAT QUINLAN, as told by his son, Commandant Leo Quinlan

The Battle of Jadotville is the largest military action carried out by the Irish Army against a Foreign Army since the founding of the State. 155 Irish soldiers fought 3500 adversaries and survived.