Scramoge ambush

Scramoge ambush
	Part of the Irish War of Independence
Date	23 March 1921
Location	Scramoge, County Roscommon, Ireland53.765°N 8.064°W
Result	Successful Irish ambush and getaway
Belligerents
Irish Republican Army	British Army; Royal Irish Constabulary
Commanders and leaders
Patrick Madden	Roger Greenville Peeke
Strength
39	9
Casualties and losses
None	4 killed in action, 2 captured and later killed
	1 IRA volunteer killed and 3 captured in sweeps after the ambush
	Location within island of Ireland

The Scramoge ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 23 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. The IRA ambushed a lorry carrying British troops and Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) officers at Scramoge, near Strokestown in County Roscommon. Three British soldiers and an RIC officer were killed, while two RIC 'Black and Tans' were captured and shot dead shortly after.

Following the ambush, the British carried out a sweep in which they captured three of the IRA volunteers involved, and killed another who had not taken part.

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