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Battle of Sembabule

Battle of Sembabule was a battle fought on 6 April 1979 in what is now Uganda.

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Record

Date6 April 1979
PlaceUganda
0.080S, 31.460E
KindBattle, Cold War
Battle of SembabuleBattle of SembabuleBattle of MasakaBattle of LukayaBattle of MutukulaBattle of BukobaBattle of MasakaBattle of MutukulaBattle of BukobaKampalaKaseseEntebbeMbararaKabaleMityanaMubendeKatwe100 km0.080S, 31.460E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1979

Battle of Sembabule is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 10 in present-day Uganda.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85745914, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sembabule, revision 1370589004, 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.