battle, interwar and Second World War

Crossbarry Ambush

Name: Crossbarry Ambush
Location: Cork, Ireland

Crossbarry Ambush was a battle fought in 1921 at Cork, in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cork. It was part of the Irish War of Independence, which ran from 1919 to 1921. The recorded result: IRA victory; Column escapes encirclement. Recorded strength: 1,200 British troops; 120 Auxiliaries against 104 volunteers.

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Fought1921

WhereCork, Ireland51.900N, 8.473W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeIRA victory; Column escapes encirclement

BelligerentsBritish Army; (Essex Regiment); Royal Irish Constabulary; (Auxiliary Division)againstborder|22px Irish Republican Army; (3rd Cork Brigade)

Casualties and losses10 killed; 5 woundedand3–6 killed; 3 wounded

Part ofIrish War of Independence1919 to 1921

Where it sits in the Irish War of Independence

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Record

Date	1921 (year precision)
Place	Cork, Ireland 51.900N, 8.473W
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Strength	1,200 British troops; 120 Auxiliaries	104 volunteers
Casualties and losses	10 killed; 5 wounded	3–6 killed; 3 wounded
Commanders	Arthur Percival	Tom Barry (Irish republican)

Placed at Cork; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Cork 1690, same recorded site
Siege of Kinsale 1601, 22 km S
Battle of Cloughleagh 1643, 30 km NE
Battle of Macroom 1650, 33 km W
Battle of Knocknaclashy 1651, 40 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Ballinalee 1920
After: Rathcoole ambush 1921
All 3 engagements of Irish War of Independence

Elsewhere in 1921

Crossbarry Ambush is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888366, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Crossbarry ambush, revision 1370614253, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.