Why Were Troops Sent into Ireland in 1969? - page 5
Keywords: Modern History Northern Island British Troops Religion
By Jenny on 02/07/2009
Level: GCSE Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11)
Page Number: 5 of 5 pages: 1 2 3 4 5
went through the centre of the city then around the Catholic Bogside area. As the parade came near the Bogside, the Orangemen were stoned. The marchers retaliated and full scale fighting broke out, known as “The Battle of the Bogside”. The violence spread, many people used home-made petrol bombs – local dairies in Londonderry alone reported the loss of 43,000 milk bottles in one week.
On 14th August 1969 the British army was sent onto the streets of Londonderry to restore law and order.
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