Atlas of Battles

war, 9 engagements

Battles of The Troubles

The atlas places 9 engagements of The Troubles (1960 to 1998): 4 battles and 5 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (8), Gibraltar (1).

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Battle of LenadoonAttack on Ballygawley barracksOperation ConservationOperation BannerBattle of St Matthew'sOperation DemetriusBattle at SpringmartinOperation FlaviusSouth Armagh sniper campaignOperation BannerBattle of St Matthew'sOperation DemetriusBattle at SpringmartinOperation FlaviusMadridBerlinViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAlgiersMilanFrankfurtLisbon1000 km45.377N, 6.190W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1969: 1 engagements1970: 1 engagements1971: 1 engagements1972: 2 engagements2 in 19721985: 1 engagements1988: 1 engagements1990: 2 engagements2 in 199019691990
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 199019691990
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1969Operation BannerNorthern Ireland, United KingdomStalemate; Paramilitary ceasefires; Demilitarisation; Good Friday...
27 June 1970Battle of St Matthew'sShort Strand, United KingdomIRA victory
1971Operation DemetriusNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
13 May 1972Battle at SpringmartinBelfast, United Kingdom7 dead (including 5 civilians), at least 66 injured
9 July 1972Battle of LenadoonUnited KingdomIndecisive; End between Provisional IRA & British Army ceasefire...
7 December 1985Attack on Ballygawley barracksBallygawley, United KingdomIRA victory; RUC barracks completely destroyed
1988Operation FlaviusWinston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar
1990South Armagh sniper campaignCounty Armagh, United KingdomIRA victory; Mobility of foot patrols further restricted
1990Operation ConservationCullyhanna, United KingdomIRA victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within The Troubles (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.