Atlas of Battles

country, 7 engagements

Battles in Zimbabwe

7 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Zimbabwe: 4 battles and 3 campaigns between 1893 and 1976. The wars with most engagements here: Rhodesian Bush War (5).

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Battle of the ShanganiBattle of BembeziBattle of SinoiaOperation YodelOperation GriffinOperation Excess (Rhodesia)Battle of Hill 31Battle of the ShanganiBattle of BembeziBattle of SinoiaOperation YodelOperation GriffinOperation Excess (Rhodesia)Battle of Hill 31HarareBulawayoBeiraBlantyreChitungwizaLivingstoneTeteChimoioMutareGweru500 km18.041S, 30.022E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1890s: 2 engagements1960s: 4 engagements4 in 1960s1970s: 1 engagements1890s1970s
7 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1893Battle of the ShanganiShangani RiverFirst Matabele War
1 November 1893Battle of BembeziBembeziFirst Matabele War
28 April 1966Battle of SinoiaChinhoyiRhodesian Bush War
1966Operation YodelChirunduRhodesian Bush War
1968Operation GriffinChirunduRhodesian Bush War
1968Operation Excess (Rhodesia)MashonalandRhodesian Bush War
1976Battle of Hill 31Honde ValleyRhodesian Bush War

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