Atlas of Battles

country, 29 engagements

Battles in Angola

29 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Angola: 18 battles, 1 siege and 10 campaigns between 1579 and 1988. The wars with most engagements here: Angolan Wars (6), South African Border War (4), Dutch–Portuguese War (3), World War I (3).

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Siege of AnzeleCuanza River CampaignBattle of TalandongoBattle of CasicolaFirst Battle of the LucalaFilips van Zuylen's campaign against LuandaCapture of LuandaBattle of KavangaBattle of Pungo AndongoBattle of São SalvadorBattle of MufiloNaulila IncidentOperation EsmeraldaBattle of OngulumbasheOperation SeiljagBattle of CassingaOperation ReindeerOperation KlipklopBattle of CangambaBattle of CaluequeBattle of MbumbiBattle of the CuneneGerman campaign in AngolaBattle of NaulilaCuban intervention in AngolaOperation SavannahBattle of QuifangondoBattle of Cuito CuanavaleBattle of MbumbiBattle of the CuneneGerman campaign in AngolaBattle of NaulilaCuban intervention in AngolaOperation SavannahBattle of QuifangondoBattle of Cuito CuanavaleLubumbashiLusakaHuamboKikwitKolweziMatadiMenongueMbuji-MayiKanangaKitwe1000 km11.775S, 15.463E
29 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1570s: 1 engagements1580s: 4 engagements1620s: 2 engagements1640s: 3 engagements1670s: 1 engagements1700s: 1 engagements1900s: 2 engagements1910s: 3 engagements1960s: 2 engagements1970s: 6 engagements6 in 1970s1980s: 4 engagements1570s1980s
29 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 7 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1579Siege of AnzeleCaxitoAngolan Wars
1580Cuanza River CampaignCuanza RiverAngolan Wars
1583Battle of TalandongoCambambeColonization of Angola
1585Battle of CasicolaLuandaAngolan Wars
1585First Battle of the LucalaLucala RiverAngolan Wars
18 December 1622Battle of Mbumbi
1624Filips van Zuylen's campaign against LuandaLuandaDutch–Portuguese War
1641Capture of LuandaLuandaDutch–Portuguese War
1646Battle of KavangaDande RiverAngolan Wars
1648Recapture of AngolaPorto AmboimDutch–Portuguese War
1671Battle of Pungo AndongoPedras Negras de Pungo AndongoAngolan Wars
1709Battle of São SalvadorM'banza-KongoKongo Civil War
1904Battle of the CuneneCunene RiverPortuguese campaigns of pacification and occupation
27 August 1907Battle of MufiloPortuguese campaigns of pacification and occupation
1914German campaign in AngolaPortuguese AngolaWorld War I
1914Naulila IncidentNaulilaWorld War I
18 December 1914Battle of NaulilaNaulilaWorld War I
1961Operation EsmeraldaDembosPortuguese Colonial War
26 August 1966Battle of Ongulumbashe
1975Cuban intervention in AngolaAngolahistory of Cuba
1975Operation SavannahAngolaAngolan Civil War
10 November 1975Battle of QuifangondoLuanda Province
1976Operation SeiljagAngolaSouth African Border War
4 May 1978Battle of CassingaCassingaSouth African Border War
1978Operation ReindeerAngolaSouth African Border War
1980Operation KlipklopAngolaSouth African Border War
1983Battle of CangambaCangambaAngolan Civil War
14 August 1987Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
1988Battle of CaluequeCaluequeAngolan Civil War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.