campaign, Cold War
Operation Eland
Operation Eland was a campaign fought in 1976 in what is now Mozambique. It was part of the Rhodesian Bush War, which ran from 1964 to 1979. The recorded result: Rhodesian victory. Recorded strength: 84 scouts; 4 Ferret armoured cars against Unarmed refugees; 5,000 ZANU troops (per Rhodesia).
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Where it sits in the Rhodesian Bush War
Record
| Date | 1976 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Mozambique 18.533S, 33.388E | |
| Kind | Campaign, Cold War | |
| Strength | 84 scouts; 4 Ferret armoured cars | Unarmed refugees; 5,000 ZANU troops (per Rhodesia) |
| Casualties and losses | None | Nearly 1,000 killed, mostly unarmed refugees (Per Amnesty International and ZANU); 1,028 guerillas killed (Per Rhodesia) |
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Nearest engagements
- Operation Dingo 1977, 65 km S
- Battle of Sinoia 1966, 354 km W
- Siege of Mbombwe 1915, 365 km NE
- Battle of Bembezi 1893, 502 km W
- Operation Flotilla 1968, 502 km S
In the same war
- Before: Operation Excess (Rhodesia) 1968
- After: Battle of Hill 31 1976
- All 12 engagements of Rhodesian Bush War
Elsewhere in 1976
- Battle of the Hotels Lebanon
- First Battle of Amgala Western Sahara
- Second Battle of Amgala Western Sahara
- Operation Seiljag Angola
- Nouakchott raid Mauritania
Operation Eland 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 Q17013009, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Eland, revision 1371540362, 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.