Operation Ignition

Operation Ignition
	Part of Rhodesian Bush War
	Francistown Operation Ignition (Botswana)
Date	18 September 1976
Location	Francistown, Botswana
Result	Rhodesian victory ZIPRA safe house in Francistown destroyed.;
Belligerents
Rhodesia	ZIPRA
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col Ronald Reid-Daly	Unknown
Units involved
Rhodesian Army Selous Scouts;	unknown
Strength
9 scouts; 2 vehicles	unknown
Casualties and losses
none	5 wounded

Operation Ignition was an operation undertaken by the Selous Scouts of the Rhodesian Army on the 18th September 1976 against the forces of the guerrilla group ZIPRA in the capital of Botswana, Francistown.^[1]

References

Geldenhuys, Preller (2007). Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log. Durban, South Africa: Just Done Productions Publishing (published 13 July 2007). ISBN 978-1-920169-61-9.

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