Summary Siege at Jadotville
For re supply from UN forces went unheard A number of attempts by Irish troops deployed in the vicinity failed After firing their last round of ammunition and engaging in hand to hand combat Comdt Patrick uinlan decided against the needless death of his men and ordered them to surrende
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Company found themselves out numbered and engaged in a pitched battle with native Congolese soldiers led by white mercenary officers In addition to the overwhelming odds A Company also had to contend with being strafed by a jet with no anti aircraft defences to defend themselves Appeals
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The inspiration for the hit film starring Jamie Dornan Siege at Jadotville is Declan Power s acclaimed book on the men of A Company th Battalion of the Defence Forces who were deployed to protect the inhabitants of the village of Jadotville in the Congo in Days after their deployment A