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Battle of Entebbe

Battle of Entebbe was a battle fought in 1979 at Entebbe, in what is now Uganda. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Entebbe. It was part of the Uganda–Tanzania War, which ran from 1978 to 1979. The recorded result: Tanzanian victory.

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Fought1979
WhereEntebbe, Uganda0.050N, 32.460E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTanzanian victory
BelligerentsTanzaniaagainstUganda; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Part ofUganda–Tanzania War1978 to 1979

Where it sits in the Uganda–Tanzania War

Battle of Mutukula, 1979Battle of Masaka, 1979Operation Dada Idi, 1979Battle of Lukaya, 1979Battle of Entebbe, 1979Fall of Kampala, 197919791979Battle of Entebbe, 1979
6 placed engagements of the Uganda–Tanzania War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1979 (year precision)
PlaceEntebbe, Uganda
0.050N, 32.460E
KindBattle, Cold War
Territorial changeEntebbe occupied by Tanzanian forces
Casualties and lossesUnknown300+ Libyans killed; 40+ Libyans captured; 200–365 Uganda Army Air Force personnel captured; 1 Libyan Lockheed C-130 Hercules destroyed; 12 Ugandan MiGs disabled
Commanders
  • Mwita Marwa
  • Salim Hassan Boma
  • Cyril Orambi
Battle of EntebbeBattle of EntebbeBattle of LukayaBattle of MasakaBattle of JinjaBattle of SembabuleBattle of MutukulaBattle of LukayaBattle of MasakaBattle of JinjaBattle of SembabuleBattle of MutukulaKampalaJinjaMityanaMubendeBomboBusiaIgangaPallisa100 km0.050N, 32.460E
Placed at Entebbe; 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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Battle of Entebbe is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 16 in present-day Uganda.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60524397, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Entebbe, revision 1370440019, 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.