What is the battle of the Bogside?

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What is the battle of the Bogside?

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The Battle of the Bogside (Irish: Cath Thaobh an Phortaigh) was a very large communal riot between the mostly unarmed residents of the Bogside area of Derry city in Northern Ireland allied under the Derry Citizens Defence Association and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).

The rioting took place in Derry, Northern Ireland, from August 12 to August 14, 1969, after the Royal Ulster Constabulary attempted to disperse nationalists who were protesting a loyalist Apprentice Boys of Derry parade along the city walls, past the nationalist Bogside area of the city. Rioting continued for three days in the Bogside. The RUC were unable to enter the area, however and the British Army was deployed to restore order. The riot, which sparked widespread violence elsewhere in Northern Ireland, is commonly seen as one of the first major confrontations in the conflict known as The Troubles.