campaign, Cold War

Operation Eagle (Portugal)

Name: Operation Eagle (Portugal)
Location: Niassa Province, Mozambique

Operation Eagle (Portugal) was a campaign fought in 1965 at Niassa Province, in what is now Mozambique. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Niassa Province. It was part of the Mozambican War of Independence, which ran from 1964 to 1974. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1965

WhereNiassa Province, Mozambique13.250S, 36.500E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsPortugalagainstFRELIMO

Casualties and losses10+ killed; 45+ woundedandUnknown

Part ofMozambican War of Independence1964 to 1974

Where it sits in the Mozambican War of Independence

5 placed engagements of the Mozambican War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1965 (year precision)
Place	Niassa Province, Mozambique 13.250S, 36.500E
Kind	Campaign, Cold War
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	10+ killed; 45+ wounded	Unknown

Placed at Niassa Province; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Maziua raid 1914, 180 km N
Battle of Lioma 1918, 217 km S
Battle of Ngomano 1917, 297 km NE
Battle of Matamondo 1916, 308 km NW
Siege of Mbombwe 1915, 311 km SW

In the same war

After: Operation Mars (Portugal) 1968
All 5 engagements of Mozambican War of Independence

Elsewhere in 1965

Operation Eagle (Portugal) is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 24 in present-day Mozambique.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55627677, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Eagle (Portugal), revision 1373552546, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.