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the siege of jadotville

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BYLogan Nye

Jun 15, 2022


Vastly outnumbered, these Irish troops survived a 5-day siege

In 1961, 158 Irish soldiers with no combat experience came under determined attack from 3,000-5,000 African rebels and European mercenaries, surviving five days of airstrikes, mortar barrages, and frontal assaults while on a U.N. peacekeeping missio…

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BYLogan Nye

Jun 15, 2022

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