Talk:Crossbarry Ambush
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[edit] Stubs
Note to all: I am prefectly aware that the battle took place in the what is now the Republic of Ireland, but if it involves the Britsh Army, it is also a Britsh battle. Cheers V. Joe 23:29, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Jesus, Joe. It was up about 10 seconds and you colonise it. You're on the ball. P.S. I've just glanced at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill and Battle of Cowpens- shall I go on?- and surprise, surprise you are not sticking "British battle" on those. Could you explain how, by your above logic, they are not worthy of being termed "British battles"? Thanks. El Gringo 23:57, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] IRA Victory?
How is this an IRA victory? 22:19, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Weggie (talk • contribs)
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- In the sense that escaped from a much larger force and inflicted greater casualties than they sustained. Still, I'm going to make the wording clearer.
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- Jdorney 08:39, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm afraid that's not a victory, it's a retreat.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]) That is absolutely pathetic. There is no continuity (the number of IRA members changes), no details and only two sources, and from the general one-sidedness of the article it leads me to believe that your "source" by Michael Hopkinson is really only for show and that you have relied soley on Tom Barry's account. That is an obvious folly.
"The IRA claimed that over thirty British soldiers were killed in the action. The British admitted just ten killed and three wounded."
Where did you get that from?
—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])
The source is Micheal Hopkinson's Irish War of Independence, as detailed in the reference. You realise that you can edit the article with any information you may have, if you think its inaccurate? I can assure you that in writing this article I have tried to be as factual as possible with the sources I have. Jdorney 13:05, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
In his book "A short History of the Irish Revolution", Richard Killeen writes that, "the West Cork No 3 Brigade of the IRA took on more than a thousand troops of the Essex and Hampshire regiments, inflicting 86 casualties - including 39 dead- for the loss of three dead and four wounded". This seems like an IRA victory. Millbanks 16:39, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Percival
Note the reference to "Major Percival" in the main entry. He was Arthur Percival, one of the most hated commanders of the British Auxiliaries. He survived three IRA attacks and lived long enough to have the honour of surrendering Singapore to the Japanese in 1942. Millbanks 16:44, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
