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Siege of Jadotville
Siege of Jadotville was a siege conducted on 13 September 1961 at Likasi, in what is now Democratic Republic of the Congo; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the Cold War, which ran from 1945 to 1991. The recorded result: See aftermath.
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Record
| Date | 13 September 1961 to 17 September 1961 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.983S, 26.733E | |
| Kind | Siege, Cold War | |
| Strength | 500 - ~3,000 Katanga mercenaries and irregulars led by Belgian, French and Rhodesian mercenaries; 1 close air support jet aircraft | Irish: 156 soldiers; Swedish: 1 soldier, 1 pilot; Norwegian: 1 pilot; Force KANE: 500 Irish, Indian and Swedish soldiers |
| Casualties and losses | 3–300 killed; 8–1,000 wounded | 3–5 Indians killed; 5 Irish wounded; 156 Irish captured; 1 transport vehicle; 1 helicopter damaged |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Sinoia 1966, 805 km SE
- Battle of Lake Nyasa 1914, 863 km E
- Battle of Tabora 1916, 941 km NE
- Battle of Cuito Cuanavale 1987, 941 km SW
- Battle of Matamondo 1916, 945 km E
In the same war
- After: Gulf of Sidra incident 4 January 1989
Elsewhere in 1961
- Battle of Djbel Bouk'hil Algeria
- Battle of Ban Pa Dong Laos
- Battle of Adal Eritrea
- Battle of Omal Eritrea
- Battles of the French evacuation from Tunisia Tunisia
Siege of Jadotville 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 Q2404547, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jadotville, revision 1379474644, 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.