| Battle of Bombo | |||||||||
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| Part of the Uganda–Tanzania War | |||||||||
  Bombo Battle of Bombo (Uganda) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Tanzania |
 Uganda | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Imran Kombe | unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| 201st Brigade | unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 1 brigade | unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 8 wounded |
9 killed ~20 captured | ||||||||
During the Uganda–Tanzania War, the Battle of Bombo was fought in April 1979 at the town of Bombo, Uganda, between Tanzanian forces and Ugandan troops loyal to Idi Amin. After cutting the road between Kampala and Bombo, the Tanzanian 201st Brigade led by Imran Kombe was ordered to head north and seize Bombo. The town was mostly defended by retired Nubian officers of the Uganda Army. The Tanzanians attacked cautiously, and under heavy fire were able to proceed into the town and secure it.