Battle of Hill 31

Battle of Hill 31
	Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga)
	Honde Valley Battle of Hill 31 (Zimbabwe)
Date	15 November 1976
Location	Honde Valley, Rhodesia
Result	Decisive Rhodesian victory
Belligerents
Rhodesia	ZANLA
Commanders and leaders
Cap. Chris "Kip" Donald	Unknown
Units involved
Rhodesian Army Rhodesian Light Infantry; Rhodesia Regiment;	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	30-40 cadres
Casualties and losses
1 killed; 1 helicopter damaged	31 killed; 1 captured

The Battle of Hill 31 was a battle between the Rhodesian security forces and ZANU insurgents- who had crossed the Rhodesian border with Mozambique on 15 November 1976.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Reynolds, Chris (16 November 1976). "Forces Bag 31 in One Battle". The Rhodesia Herald. Salisbury: Argus Group. pp. 1–2.
↑ Binda 2008, pp. 199–202

Bibliography

Binda, Alexandre (May 2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. ISBN 978-1-920143-07-7.

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[herald161176-1] Reynolds, Chris (16 November 1976). "Forces Bag 31 in One Battle". The Rhodesia Herald. Salisbury: Argus Group. pp. 1–2.

[binda199202-2] Binda 2008, pp. 199–202