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1969: As buildings burn, British Army troops patrol the streets after being deployed to end the Battle of the Bogside in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The conflict, beginning on Aug. 12 and ending on Aug. 15 with the arrival of the army, involved police officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the citizens of the Bogside neighbourhood. It was one of the first major incidents of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.