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Siege of Owerri

Siege of Owerri was a siege conducted in 1968 at Owerri, in what is now Nigeria; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Owerri. It was part of the Nigerian Civil War, which ran from 1967 to 1970. The recorded result: Biafran victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1968ran into the following year
WhereOwerri, Nigeria5.483N, 7.033E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBiafran victory
BelligerentsNigeriaagainstBiafra
Casualties and losses1,800–2,700andUnknown
Part ofNigerian Civil War1967 to 1970

Where it sits in the Nigerian Civil War

Operation UNICORD, 1967Midwest Invasion of 1967, 1967Fall of Enugu, 1967First Invasion of Onitsha, 1967Operation Tiger Claw, 1967Second Invasion of Onitsha, 1968Invasion of Port Harcourt, 1968Operation OAU, 1968Siege of Owerri, 1968Operation Hiroshima, 1968Operation Leopard, 1969Invasion of Umuahia, 1969Operation Tail-Wind, 197019671970Siege of Owerri, 1968
13 placed engagements of the Nigerian Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1968 (year precision)
to 1969
PlaceOwerri, Nigeria
5.483N, 7.033E
KindSiege, Cold War
Strength3,000Unknown
Casualties and losses1,800–2,700Unknown
Commanders
  • E.A. Etuk
Siege of OwerriSiege of OwerriBattle of EkiokpaghaBattle of EkiokpaghaEnuguPort HarcourtWarriAbaAwkaCalabarSapeleOnitsha100 km5.483N, 7.033E
Placed at Owerri; 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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Siege of Owerri is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 27 in present-day Nigeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5037046, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Owerri, revision 1370744253, read 2026-11-14, 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.