Battle of the Bogside
1969 · Event
Three days of rioting between Derry's Catholic Bogside and the police explode across Northern Ireland — and the London government sends the British Army onto the streets to restore order. Welcomed at first as protectors, the soldiers are the permanent fixture the next thirty years are fought around.
On these timelines: The Troubles, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (combined), Master
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