battle, Cold War

Battle of Sinoia

Name: Battle of Sinoia
Start: 1966-04-28
Location: Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

Battle of Sinoia was a battle fought on 28 April 1966 at Chinhoyi, in what is now Zimbabwe. It was part of the Rhodesian Bush War, which ran from 1964 to 1979. The recorded result: Rhodesian victory. Recorded strength: 40 police; 4 helicopters against 7.

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Fought28 April 1966

WhereChinhoyi, Zimbabwe17.357S, 30.274E

OutcomeRhodesian victory

BelligerentsRhodesiaagainstZANLA (ZANU)

Casualties and lossesNoneand7 killed

Part ofRhodesian Bush War1964 to 1979

Record

Date	28 April 1966
Place	Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe 17.357S, 30.274E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	40 police; 4 helicopters	7
Casualties and losses	None	7 killed

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Bembezi 1893, 332 km SW
Siege of Mbombwe 1915, 554 km E
Battle of Lioma 1918, 738 km E
Siege of Jadotville 1961, 805 km NW
Battle of Lake Nyasa 1914, 840 km NE

In the same war

After: Battle of Hill 31 1976

Elsewhere in 1966

Battle of Sinoia is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Zimbabwe.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16208818, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sinoia, revision 1370589422, 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.