battle, Cold War

Fall of Stanleyville

Name: Fall of Stanleyville
Location: Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fall of Stanleyville was a battle fought in 1964 at Kisangani, in what is now Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kisangani. It was part of Q2656683. The recorded result: Simba victory. Recorded strength: 800–1,500 against 50+.

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Fought1964

WhereKisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo0.515N, 25.191E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSimba victory

BelligerentsDR Congo; BelgiumagainstSimba rebels

Casualties and lossesUnknown, heavy; 1 killedandUnknown

Part ofQ2656683

Record

Date	1964 (year precision) to 1964
Place	Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.515N, 25.191E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Territorial change	Establishment of the People's Republic of the Congo (Stanleyville)
Strength	800–1,500	50+
Casualties and losses	Unknown, heavy; 1 killed	Unknown; 1,000+ civilians killed, 1,600+ taken hostage

Placed at Kisangani; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Sembabule 1979, 700 km E
Battle of Mutukula 1979, 712 km E
Battle of Masaka 1979, 734 km E
Battle of Bondo 1979, 739 km SE
Battle of Lukaya 1979, 747 km E

Elsewhere in 1964

Fall of Stanleyville is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 3 in present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q140277799, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Fall of Stanleyville, revision 1370617961, 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.