battle, Cold War
Battle of Lenadoon
Battle of Lenadoon was a battle fought on 9 July 1972 in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of The Troubles, which ran from 1960 to 1998. Recorded strength: 600+ soldiers against 100+ volunteers; border|22px 100; less than 50.
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Record
| Date | 9 July 1972 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | United Kingdom 54.575N, 6.013W | |
| Part of | The Troubles (1960 to 1998) | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Result | Indecisive; End between Provisional IRA & British Army ceasefire; Both sides take heavy losses.; Heavy civilian casualties.; Springhill Massacre; 28 people killed in total including civilian, army & paramilitary | |
| Belligerents | British Army | border|22px Provisional IRA; Official IRA; border|22px Ulster Volunteer Force; border|22px Ulster Defence Association |
| Commanders | General Robert Ford; Lieutenant Colonel John Charteris; Lieutenant Robert Williams-Wynn | border|22px Brendan Hughes; border|22px Seamus Twomey; Sammy Murphy |
| Strength | 600+ soldiers | 100+ volunteers; border|22px 100; less than 50 |
| Casualties and losses | 3 killed; 30 wounded | border|22px 2 killed; 12 injured; 3 (2 from Youth Wing) killed; border|22px At least 1 killed; unknown injured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle at Springmartin 1972, 2.7 km
- Battle of St Matthew's 1970, 7.4 km
- Battle of Connor 1315, 13 km
- Battle of Moira AD 637, 18 km
- Battle of Ballynahinch 1798, 20 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of St Matthew's 27 June 1970
- After: Attack on Ballygawley barracks 7 December 1985
- All 3 engagements of The Troubles
Elsewhere in 1972
- Battle of Kontum Vietnam
- First Battle of Quảng Trị Vietnam
- Battle of Mirbat Oman
- Second Battle of Quảng Trị Vietnam
- Battle of Loc Ninh Vietnam
Battle of Lenadoon is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 599 in present-day United Kingdom.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q27627904, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lenadoon, revision 1370268062, 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.