Battle

Fall of Enugu

12 Sep 1967 – 4 Oct 1967 · 6.44° N, 7.49° E

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When
12 Sep 1967 – 4 Oct 1967
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
6.44° N, 7.49° E
Description
1967 battle in Africa

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Fall of Enugu

Conflict in Africa in 1967

The fall of Enugu was a military conflict between Nigerian and Biafran forces in September and October 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War which centered around Enugu, the capital of the secessionist Republic of Biafra. Nigerian federal forces had made Enugu's capture a priority shortly after war broke out, but their advance stalled at Nsukka.

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