The Seige of Jodatville___ a point of Irish pride.

In September 1961, "A" Company, 35th Battalion (UN service) of the Irish Army were assigned to protect an isolated outpost in the Congo.  While attending an open-air mass, they were attacked by a force of 3,000–5,000 local warriors, and Belgian, French and Rhodesian mercenaries armed with a mix of light and heavy armament and an armed airplane.  The lightly armed 600 Irish soldiers held out for 5 days, The besieged Irish radioed to their headquarters: "We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey.” The Irish inflicted heavy casualties without loss of any of their own.  The surrendered when ammunition was exhausted. Neither the UN nor the Irish government acknowledged the battle nor honored the men until 2004. First and only Irish foreign war. Great movie, Netflix.