In August of 1969, the festering discontent felt by Irish Catholics in Northern Ireland would erupt into three days of fighting in the city of Derry - in an area called the Bogside. When the rioting was done, the British army was deployed for the first time in more than 40 years - and the Troubles had officially begun. This is the story of the Battle of the Bogside.

Sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2X3Gm7bFdE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bogside

https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/3407/battle-of-the-bogside

https://alphahistory.com/northernireland/battle-of-the-bogside/

Image: By Adreanna Robson - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Free_Derry_Corner_in_1969.jpg

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