campaign, Cold War
Operation Flotilla
Operation Flotilla was a campaign fought in 1968 in what is now Mozambique. It was part of the Rhodesian Bush War, which ran from 1964 to 1979. The recorded result: Rhodesian-Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 17.
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Where it sits in the Rhodesian Bush War
Record
| Date | 1968 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Mozambique 22.848S, 31.961E | |
| Kind | Campaign, Cold War | |
| Strength | Unknown | 17 |
| Casualties and losses | Portugal: 3 killed; 2 wounded; Rhodesia: None | ZANLA: 3 killed; 9 captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Operation Uric 1979, same recorded site
- Siege of Lydenburg 1881, 294 km SW
- Battle of Bergendal 1900, 373 km SW
- Battle of Leliefontein 1900, 397 km SW
- Operation Dingo 1977, 444 km N
In the same war
- Before: Operation Yodel 1966
- After: Operation Griffin 1968
- All 12 engagements of Rhodesian Bush War
Elsewhere in 1968
- Tet Offensive Vietnam
- Battle of Khe Sanh Vietnam
- Battle of Karameh Jordan
- Battle of Hue Vietnam
- Blue House raid South Korea
Operation Flotilla is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 24 in present-day Mozambique.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55648474, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Flotilla, revision 1370632504, 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.