Battle of Sinoia

Name: Battle of Sinoia
Start: 1966

1966 CE.

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The Battle of Sinoia, also known as the Battle of Chinhoyi, was a small military engagement fought near Sinoia (modern-day Chinhoyi) between a small unit of Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) guerrillas and the Rhodesian police force on 28 April 1966. The skirmish is generally considered the opening engagement of the Rhodesian Bush War (Second Chimurenga) A team of seven ZANLA cadres engaged with British South Africa Police forces near the northern town of Sinoia. The seven guerrillas all eventually died in the battle, the police killing all seven.

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