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campaign, Cold War

Operation Conservation

Operation Conservation was a campaign fought in 1990 at Cullyhanna, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of The Troubles, which ran from 1960 to 1998. The recorded result: IRA victory. Recorded strength: 1 ASU against 1 Infantry section.

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Fought1990
WhereCullyhanna, United Kingdom54.132N, 6.583W
OutcomeIRA victory
Belligerentsborder|23px Provisional IRAagainstUnited Kingdom; border|22px British Army
Casualties and lossesNoneand1 killed
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 Conservation, 1990
9 placed engagements of The Troubles in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1990 (year precision)
PlaceCullyhanna, United Kingdom
54.132N, 6.583W
KindCampaign, Cold War
Strength1 ASU1 Infantry section
Casualties and lossesNone1 killed
Operation ConservationOperation ConservationBattle of Moyry PassBattle of Moiry PassBattle of FaughartBattle of Tragh-BhaileSiege of CharlemontBattle of FaughartSiege of CharlemontDublinBelfastLondonderry/DerryGalwayDroghedaSligoLisburnOmagh100 km54.132N, 6.583W
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Elsewhere in 1990

Operation Conservation 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 Q7096921, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Conservation, revision 1370631544, 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.