Bataille

Battle of Karuma Falls

17 mai 1979 · 2.23° S, 32.25° E

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17 mai 1979
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Bataille
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2.23° S, 32.25° E
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1979 battle of the Uganda-Tanzania War

Battle of Karuma Falls

1979 battle of the Uganda-Tanzania War

The Battle of Karuma Falls was one of the last battles in the Uganda–Tanzania War, fought between Tanzania and Uganda Army troops loyal to Idi Amin on 17 May 1979. Soldiers of the Tanzania People's Defence Force attacked Ugandan forces at the bridge over the Nile River at Karuma Falls. Tanzania's 205th Brigade was tasked with advancing from Masindi to Gulu, taking a route which passed over the Karuma Falls Bridge.

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