A troop train with 113 men of the 10th Hussars and 104 horses under the command of Capt Lord W Montague Douglas Scott MC. They had been part of the Royal Escort in the Kings trip to Belfast, and were returning to their barracks in Belfast
The attack took place on the Ulster border between Louth and Armagh, near Newry at 10am
The soldiers were in the front coaches and the horses in the rear coaches
A mine was detonated under the train, it was slightly late in going off and went off under the last of the compartments containing soldiers
This carrage and all the following 14 or 15 coaches containing the horses were derailed. These were all horses coaches plus the guards van which had the guard and 2 soldiers (all 3 died).
The derailed carriages rolled down a 30 foot embankment
Many of the horss died in the wreck, or had to be put down
There was no attempt made to attack the wrecked train
Three soldiers were killed, plus 2 unidentified civilians and the train guard
