siege, Cold War

Siege of Masaka

Name: Siege of Masaka
Location: Masaka, Uganda

Siege of Masaka was a siege conducted in 1985 at Masaka, in what is now Uganda. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Masaka. The recorded result: National Resistance Movement victory. Recorded strength: 2,000–3,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1985

WhereMasaka, Uganda0.334S, 31.734E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeNational Resistance Movement victory

BelligerentsUgandaagainstNational Resistance Movement

Casualties and losses2,000–3,000 capturedandLight

Record

Date	1985 (year precision) to 1985
Place	Masaka, Uganda 0.334S, 31.734E
Kind	Siege, Cold War
Territorial change	Masaka captured by the National Resistance Army
Strength	2,000–3,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses	2,000–3,000 captured	Light
Commanders	Salim Saleh

Placed at Masaka; 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 Masaka 1979, 0.9 km S
Battle of Lukaya 1979, 26 km NE
Battle of Sembabule 1979, 42 km NW
Battle of Mutukula 1979, 82 km SW
Battle of Bukoba 1915, 112 km S

Elsewhere in 1985

Battle of Maravar Pass Afghanistan
Battle of Al Mahbes Western Sahara
Attack on Ballygawley barracks United Kingdom
Battle near the village of Afridge Afghanistan

Siege of Masaka is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 15 in present-day Uganda.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85801092, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Masaka, revision 1370743329, 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.