Guess this is the right place to post this.
Got a chance to see Siege at Jadottville on Netflix with my son last night. Great movie about a little known battle in the Congo in the early 1960s. An Irish infantry company tasked with protecting Belgians living in the katanganese province during a civil war there. The UN f***ed them over and refused to send reinforcements when they were attacked by katanganese and mercs and outnumbered 20 to 1. They held their ground for 5 days and ended up surrendering when out of ammo water and food. The UN and the Irish government hushed what happened and the commander was berated for being incompetent even though they killed over 300 attackers and didn't lose a single man. They were held as pow for 5 weeks and released. Very good story.
Got a chance to see Siege at Jadottville on Netflix with my son last night. Great movie about a little known battle in the Congo in the early 1960s. An Irish infantry company tasked with protecting Belgians living in the katanganese province during a civil war there. The UN f***ed them over and refused to send reinforcements when they were attacked by katanganese and mercs and outnumbered 20 to 1. They held their ground for 5 days and ended up surrendering when out of ammo water and food. The UN and the Irish government hushed what happened and the commander was berated for being incompetent even though they killed over 300 attackers and didn't lose a single man. They were held as pow for 5 weeks and released. Very good story.