Battle of Famagusta

Part of Cyprus Emergency

Date	20-21 November 1955
Location	Famagusta, Cyprus
Result	EOKA success

Belligerents

United Kingdom

EOKA

Casualties and losses

nil

Cyprus Emergency

1 April Attacks (April 1955) Nicosia Cinema Bombing (May 1955) Police Station Attacks (June 1955) Kyrenia Castle Escape (Sept 1955) Battle of Famagusta (Nov 1955) Battle of the Pine (Nov 1955) Battle of Spilia (Dec 1955) Battle of Yialousa Battle at Nicosia Hospital (Aug 1956) Operation Lucky Alphonse (June 1956) Lepka Raid (April 1957) Battle of Lioepetri (Sept 1958)

The Battle of Famagusta was a military engagement during the Cyprus Emergency. It involved a battle between British troops and members of EOKA.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "British Troops In Street Battle.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 22 November 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
↑ "BOMBS, BULLETS "FLY" IN CYPRUS.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 23 November 1955. p. 2. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

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