Battle of Yialousa

The Battle of Yialousa was a minor engagement on 17 December 1955. As part of the Cyprus Emergency, armed men of the EOKA took part in a series of attacks on police stations across Cyprus. The police station at Yialousa was attacked by 12 men resulting in the death of a British artillery officer, Lieutenant John Kelly.[1]

Battle of Yialoussa
Part of Cyprus Emergency
Location
Yialousa, Cyprus
Commanders and leaders
Loizos Hadjiloizou
Strength
25 soldiers plus police 12 fighters
Casualties and losses
1 British Lieutenant killed

Accounts vary on the aftermath of the attack. Andreas Varnavas' highly pro-EOKA book suggests the British troops at the station 'panicked' and failed to pursue, whereas other sources state that members of 40th Field Regiment, RA actually pursued and captured several EOKA fighters.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Cyprus Emergency: The Divided Island 1955-1974, Nicholas Van Der Bijl, 2014
  2. Review by Dr. Andrekos Varnava
  3. "Chapter 4 Harding strives to suppress the EOKA movement and give a political solution to the Cyprus problem but without success – Archbishop Makarios is exiled to the Seychelles (3 October 1955 – 9 March 1956)", A history of the liberation struggle of EOKA (1955–1959) Archived 8 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 7 November 2013
  4. Cyprus Emergency: The Divided Island 1955-1974, Nicholas Van Der Bijl, 2014
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