Battle of Tororo

Battle of Tororo
Part of the Uganda–Tanzania War
Battle of Tororo is located in Uganda
Tororo
Tororo
Battle of Tororo (Uganda)
Date2–4 March 1979
Location
Result Ugandan government victory
Belligerents
Ugandan rebels  Uganda
Commanders and leaders
Lorne Owere Idi Amin
Abdulatif Tiyua
Hussein Mohammed
Units involved
Forces of National Revolt
Air and Sea Battalion mutineers
Air and Sea Battalion loyalists
Gaddafi Battalion
Eastern Brigade
Uganda Army Air Force
Strength
~200 FNR guerrillas
Unknown number of mutineers
unknown
Casualties and losses
30–50 FNR guerrillas killed
unknown captured
400+ killed (FNR claim)
10 FNR guerrillas were arrested by Kenyan police and later expelled from their territory. An unspecified number of Ugandan government soldiers were interned by Kenyan authorities and sent back into Uganda.

The Battle of Tororo was a battle of the Uganda–Tanzania War that took place from 2 to 4 March 1979 at Tororo, Uganda and its surroundings. It was fought between Ugandan rebels loyal to Milton Obote and Uganda Army units loyal to President Idi Amin. In an attempt to destabilise Amin's rule and capture weapons for an insurrection, a group of guerrillas launched a raid from Kenya against Tororo, whose garrison partially mutinied and joined them after a brief fight. Loyalist Ugandan military forces, most importantly its air force, launched a large-scale counter-attack and defeated the rebels after heavy fighting.