▁Jar ama , ▁near ▁Madrid . ▁D onn elly ▁reached ▁the ▁front ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁field ▁commander . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁his ▁unit ▁were ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁front al ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁National ist ▁positions ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁named ▁P ing ar ron . ▁D onn elly ▁and ▁his ▁unit ▁were ▁p inned ▁down ▁by ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁all ▁day . ▁In ▁the ▁evening , ▁the ▁National ists ▁launched ▁a ▁counter - att ack . ▁ ▁A ▁Canadian ▁veter an ▁re called , ▁▁ ▁The ▁line ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁famous . ▁A ▁few ▁minutes ▁later , ▁as ▁his ▁unit ▁retre ated , ▁D onn elly ▁was ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁burst ▁of ▁gun fire . ▁He ▁was ▁struck ▁three ▁times , ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁arm , ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁and ▁the ▁head . ▁He ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁died ▁instantly . ▁His ▁body ▁lay ▁on ▁the ▁battle field ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁recovered ▁by ▁ ▁fellow ▁Irish ▁Brig ader ▁Peter ▁O ' Con nor ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Jar ama ▁in ▁an ▁un mark ed ▁grave ▁with ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁com r ades . ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁of ▁his ▁work , ▁The ▁Life ▁and ▁Po ems , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 1 st ▁anni versary ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Charles ▁was ▁comm emor ated