The Warrenpoint Ambush - Lord Mountbatten is killed (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Year of Warrenpoint Ambush & Mountbatten assassination
Year of Warrenpoint Ambush & Mountbatten assassination
1979
Exact date of Warrenpoint & Mountbatten attacks
Exact date of Warrenpoint & Mountbatten attacks
27 August 1979
Soldiers killed in Warrenpoint Ambush
Soldiers killed in Warrenpoint Ambush
18
Location of Warrenpoint Ambush (county)
Location of Warrenpoint Ambush (county)
County Down, near Irish border
Warrenpoint attack method
Warrenpoint attack method
Two large bombs hidden in hay bales
Casualties from 1st bomb at Warrenpoint
Casualties from 1st bomb at Warrenpoint
6 soldiers
Casualties from 2nd bomb at Warrenpoint
Casualties from 2nd bomb at Warrenpoint
12 soldiers
Mountbatten's former role in India
Mountbatten's former role in India
Last Viceroy of India
Location of Mountbatten assassination
Location of Mountbatten assassination
Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Name of Mountbatten's boat
Name of Mountbatten's boat
Shadow V
Mountbatten's grandson killed (name & age)
Mountbatten's grandson killed (name & age)
Nicholas Knatchbull, 14
British PM during 1979 attacks
British PM during 1979 attacks
Margaret Thatcher