| Battle of Kabamba | |||||||
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| Part of the Ugandan Bush War | |||||||
  Kakiri Battle of Kakiri (Uganda) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Uganda Tanzania |
Popular Resistance Army (PRA) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unidentified TPDF major † |
Yoweri Museveni Sam Magara Jack Muchunguzi Hannington Mugabi Fred Rwigyema | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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UNLA garrison of Kakiri TPDF | PRA's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sections | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | c. 60 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Several killed | None | ||||||
The Battle of Kakiri (5 April 1981) was a raid by Popular Resistance Army (PRA) rebels to capture weapons and ammunition at a military outpost in Kakiri during the early Ugandan Bush War. Kakiri was defended by a Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) contingent. The insurgents successfully overran the outpost and then tried to retreat with their loot. In the process, they chanced upon a Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) patrol, killing several of its members. The PRA subsequently escaped into the bush, pursued by UNLA and TPDF troops. A few days later, one PRA contingent was attacked by a TPDF company and lost some of the weapons captured at Kakiri.