As the result of the firestorm , 1200 died Death including woodcutters ( some of which were hired Employment from nearby villages ) , their families , railwaymen , military men , and only twenty escaped Escaping , saving themselves in the pond , wells , the channel , and the unforested hill .

The conflict Hostile_encounter also involved Cause_to_be_included civil disobedience , notably the refusal Agree_or_refuse_to_act of Irish railwaymen to transport British forces Military_operation or military supplies Supply .