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The Siege of Jadotville
2016 · Film · 108 min
Directed by Richie Smyth
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
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It appears that Gilbert Bourgeaud or "Bob Denard" may have been part of Katanga militias in the "Siege of Jadotville" (now also a film from Netflix).
A militia force of about 3000 laid siege to about 156 Irish UN troops, who held out for 5 days before surrendering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jadotville
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Faulques#Congo_Crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Denard#Early_career
It's hard to confirm if he was there, Roger Faulques his friend and leader of the militia force certainly was.