campaign, Cold War

Operation Seiljag

Name: Operation Seiljag
Location: Angola

Operation Seiljag was a campaign fought in 1976 at Angola. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Angola. It was part of the South African Border War, which ran from 1966 to 1990. The recorded result: Indecisive. Recorded strength: Several infantry platoons; 1 Bosvark; 5 Unimog trucks against 445 guerrillas.

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Fought1976

WhereAngola12.350S, 17.350E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeIndecisive

BelligerentsSouth AfricaagainstSouth West African People's Organization

Casualties and losses3 killedand19+ killed; 1+ wounded

Part ofSouth African Border War1966 to 1990

Where it sits in the South African Border War

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Record

Date	1976 (year precision)
Place	Angola 12.350S, 17.350E
Kind	Campaign, Cold War
Strength	Several infantry platoons; 1 Bosvark; 5 Unimog trucks	445 guerrillas
Casualties and losses	3 killed	19+ killed; 1+ wounded
Commanders	Jan Breytenbach

Placed at Angola; 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

Battle of Cassinga 1978, 337 km SW
Battle of Ongulumbashe 1966, 337 km SW
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale 1987, 370 km SE
Battle of Mufilo 1907, 556 km SW
Battle of Quifangondo 1975, 586 km NW

In the same war

After: Battle of Cassinga 4 May 1978
All 4 engagements of South African Border War

Elsewhere in 1976

Battle of the Hotels Lebanon
First Battle of Amgala Western Sahara
Operation Eland Mozambique
Second Battle of Amgala Western Sahara
Nouakchott raid Mauritania

Operation Seiljag 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 Q7097530, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Seiljag, revision 1370699379, 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.