Atlas of Battles

war, 12 engagements

Battles of the Rhodesian Bush War

The atlas places 12 engagements of the Rhodesian Bush War (1964 to 1979): 2 battles and 10 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Mozambique (6), Zimbabwe (5), Zambia (1).

See them on the globe

Operation FlotillaOperation Excess (Rhodesia)Battle of Hill 31Operation UricOperation MiracleOperation PlacidBattle of SinoiaOperation YodelOperation GriffinOperation ElandOperation DingoOperation SnoopyBattle of SinoiaOperation YodelOperation GriffinOperation ElandOperation DingoOperation SnoopyHarareLusakaBulawayoLilongweBeiraNacalaBlantyreNampulaKabweQuelimane1000 km18.424S, 30.735E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1966: 2 engagements1968: 3 engagements3 in 19681976: 2 engagements1977: 1 engagements1978: 1 engagements1979: 2 engagements19661979
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Sinoia, 1966Operation Yodel, 1966Operation Flotilla, 1968Operation Griffin, 1968Operation Excess (Rhodesia), 1968Operation Eland, 1976Battle of Hill 31, 1976Operation Dingo, 1977Operation Snoopy, 1978Operation Uric, 1979Operation Miracle, 197919661979
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
28 April 1966Battle of SinoiaChinhoyi, ZimbabweRhodesian victory
1966Operation YodelChirundu, ZimbabweRhodesian victory
1968Operation FlotillaMozambiqueRhodesian-Portuguese victory
1968Operation GriffinChirundu, ZimbabweRhodesian victory
1968Operation Excess (Rhodesia)Mashonaland, ZimbabweRhodesian victory
1976Operation ElandMozambiqueRhodesian victory
1976Battle of Hill 31Honde Valley, ZimbabweRhodesian victory
1977Operation DingoChimoio, MozambiqueRhodesian victory
1978Operation SnoopyChimoio, MozambiqueRhodesian victory
1979Operation UricMozambiqueZANLA/Mozambican victory
1979Operation MiracleChimoio, MozambiqueRhodesian Victory
date unknownOperation PlacidZambiaZimbabwe Rhodesian victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Rhodesian Bush War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.