10 JUNE 1922, Page 1
On Sunday British troops in Northern Ireland attacked the I.R.A.
forces and drove them from Pettigo on the Fermanagh- Donegal border. This movement against the invaders was carried out with remarkable efficiency and rapidity. Many of the Republicans retreated in haste. It is believed that between thirty and forty were killed, but, strangely enough, a large proportion of the casualties occurred not among those who stood their ground, but among the fugitives from shells which burst on the reverse side of the hill. The Republican com- mandant and his staff were captured. We are glad to learn that several British battalions and batteries have been sent to Ulster, and that the defences of Londonderry have been strengthened.
