Battle of Sinoia
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.
| Battle of Sinoia | |||||||
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| Part of the Rhodesian Bush War | |||||||
Sinoia Battle of Sinoia (Zimbabwe) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Rhodesia | ZANLA (ZANU) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Frank Barfoot | Simon Chimbodza † | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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BSAP RRAF | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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40 police 4 helicopters | 7 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | 7 killed | ||||||
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