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Irish troops' forgotten Congo siege revisited in new book review
Original: Can surrender still count as a victory? These Irish troops proved it can. # books # bookreview # CongoCrisis # UNPeaceke
A book review revisits the 1961 Siege of Jadotville, where about 150 Irish UN peacekeepers under Commandant Pat Quinlan held off thousands of Katangese fighters during the Congo Crisis. Outnumbered and out of ammunition and water, the 'A' Company troops surrendered after days of fighting without losing a man, a stand long overlooked by the Irish state but now widely seen as a feat of arms rather than a defeat.
Why now: renewed interest in the once-forgotten battle as readers revisit accounts of the Irish army's unjustly maligned stand
Irish ArmyUnited NationsJadotvilleCongoPat Quinlan
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