Burgery ambush

Burgery ambush
	Part of Irish War of Independence
Date	18 March 1921
Location	The Burgery, near Dungarvan, County Waterford
Belligerents
Irish Republican Army; (Déise Brigade)	Royal Irish Constabulary; (Reserve Force)
Commanders and leaders
George Oliver Plunkett	Captain DV Thomas
Strength
~20	14 (initially); 50 (subsequently)
Casualties and losses
2 killed	2 killed; 2 captured

The Burgery ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 18–19 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence.^[1] It took place near Dungarvan, County Waterford.

^ Edmond Keohan (26 July 2001). "The Irish War of Independence 1919-1921". Waterford County Museum. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.