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Operation Esmeralda

Operation Esmeralda was a campaign fought in 1961 at Dembos, in what is now Angola. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Dembos. It was part of the Portuguese Colonial War, which ran from 1961 to 1974. The recorded result: Portuguese victory.

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Fought1961
WhereDembos, Angola8.501S, 14.593E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePortuguese victory
BelligerentsPortugalagainst22px UPA
Part ofPortuguese Colonial War1961 to 1974

Where it sits in the Portuguese Colonial War

Operation Esmeralda, 1961Annexation of Goa, 1961Operation Trident (1963), 1963Portuguese incursions in Zambia, 1966Operation Zeta, 1969Operation Royal Amethyst, 197319611973Operation Esmeralda, 1961
6 placed engagements of the Portuguese Colonial War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1961 (year precision)
to 1961
PlaceDembos, Angola
8.501S, 14.593E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Operation EsmeraldaOperation EsmeraldaBattle of QuifangondoGerman campaign in AngolaBattle of QuifangondoUígeAmbrizDondoCaxitoCamabatelaSongoNdalatando100 km8.501S, 14.593E
Placed at Dembos; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Operation Esmeralda is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 29 in present-day Angola.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q132750948, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Esmeralda, revision 1370632333, 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.