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Jul 27, 2016 · The Siege of Jadotville, with Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan in the lead role, tells the true story of how these 157 Irishmen, led by a tactically astute commander, routed a force of...
As part of the larger Congo Crisis (1960–1964), the siege of Jadotville began on 13 September 1961, lasting for five days.
Oct 17, 2017 · These inexperienced and underequipped troops fought a heroic defence in the prosperous mining town of Jadotville (now Likasi) for five days against 2,000-4,000 Katangan armed gendarmeries and battle-hardened European mercenaries.
Oct 7, 2016 · The little-known events of those four days in September 1961 are quickly becoming the stuff of legend, thanks in part to the release of a new Hollywood film focusing on the men’s exploits – The Siege of Jadotville. But the affair wasn’t always a chapter of Irish history so famed.
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Nov 21, 2019 · How a force of 155 raw, poorly-equipped Irish soldiers held back an army of 3,500 rebels, including seasoned Belgian and French mercenaries, in the Congo and remarkably survived.
Feb 9, 2018 · Among the U.N. forces was the 158-man Company A of the Irish army’s 35th Infantry Battalion, led by Commandant Pat Quinlan. In early September the unit was sent to the remote mining town of Jadotville, 80 miles northwest of the Katangese capital of Elisabethville.
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Dec 4, 2017 · The harrowing tale of how 155 Irishmen deployed by the UN fought off an army of 3,000 while on a peacekeeping mission in the Congo in 1961.
