Misplaced Pages

Battle of Yialoussa
Part of Cyprus Emergency
Date 17 December 1955 Location Yialousa, Cyprus Result EOKA victory
Belligerents
EOKA	British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Loizo Hadjiloizo	Lieutenant John kelly  †
Strength
12	25
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

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.

Accounts vary on the aftermath of the attack. Andreas Varnavas' book claims the British troops at the station 'panicked' and failed to pursue, whereas other sources state that members of 40th Field Regiment, RA pursued and captured.

References

1. ^ Nicholas Van Der Bijl (2014). The Cyprus Emergency: The Divided Island 1955-1974. ISBN 9781844682508. OCLC 660553164.

• 1955 crimes in Cyprus
• Battles involving the United Kingdom
• Cyprus Emergency
• December 1955 events in Europe
• Attacks on police stations in the 1950s
• Attacks on police stations in Cyprus
• Famagusta District