Operation Mushroom

Operation Mushroom
Part of Mau Mau Uprising
Date1953-57
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents

United Kingdom British Empire

Mau Mau
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Winston Churchill (1953–1955)
United Kingdom Anthony Eden (1955–1956)
United Kingdom General George Erskine
Evelyn Baring
Dedan Kimathi
Musa Mwariama
Waruhiu Itote
Units involved
Royal Air Force Unknown
Casualties and losses
None from enemy action 900+ killed
unknown number wounded

Operation Mushroom was the use of airpower by the Royal Air Force against the Mau Mau Movement during the Mau Mau Uprising in British Kenya from 1953 to 1956.[1]