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Operation Banner

Operation Banner was a campaign fought in 1969 at Northern Ireland, in what is now United Kingdom; it lasted about 38 years. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Northern Ireland. It was part of The Troubles, which ran from 1960 to 1998. The recorded result: Stalemate; Paramilitary ceasefires; Demilitarisation; Good Friday Agreement.

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Fought1969lasted about 38 years
WhereNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom54.608N, 6.692W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeStalemate; Paramilitary ceasefires; Demilitarisation; Good Friday Agreement
BelligerentsBritish Armed Forces; Royal Ulster ConstabularyagainstIrish republican paramilitaries; Ulster loyalist paramilitaries
Part ofThe Troubles1960 to 1998

Where it sits in The Troubles

Operation Banner, 1969Battle of St Matthew's, 1970Operation Demetrius, 1971Battle at Springmartin, 1972Battle of Lenadoon, 1972Attack on Ballygawley barracks, 1985Operation Flavius, 1988South Armagh sniper campaign, 1990Operation Conservation, 199019691990Operation Banner, 1969
9 placed engagements of The Troubles in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1969 (year precision)
to 2007
PlaceNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
54.608N, 6.692W
KindCampaign, Cold War
Strength21,000 British soldiers; 6,500 UDR; Total: c. 40,500
Casualties and losses722 deaths from paramilitary attacks; 719 deaths from other causes; 6,100 injured; Total deaths: 1,441PIRA 97 killed by British Army; INLA 5 killed by British Army; IPLO 1 killed by British Army; 1 OIRA killed by British Army; UVF 7 killed by British Army; UDA 7 killed by British Army
Operation BannerOperation BannerBattle of BenburbBattle of the DiamondAttack on Ballygawley barracksSiege of CharlemontBattle of the Yellow FordBattle of the DiamondSiege of CharlemontLondonderry/DerryAyrDundalkDroghedaDouglasSligoOmaghDonegal100 km54.608N, 6.692W
Placed at Northern Ireland; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1969

Operation Banner is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q690413, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Banner, revision 1383377030, read 2026-11-15, 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.