Operation Ignition

Operation Ignition
Part of Rhodesian Bush War
Francistown Operation Ignition (Botswana)
Date 18 September 1976 Location Francistown, Botswana Result Rhodesian victory ZIPRA safe house in Francistown destroyed.
Belligerents
Rhodesia	ZIPRA  Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col Ronald Reid-Daly Sandy Maclean	Joshua Nkomo
Units involved
Rhodesian Army Selous Scouts	Unknown
Strength
9 scouts 2 vehicles	ZIPRA 30 guerilla infantrymen  Soviet Union 5 advisors[1]
Casualties and losses
None	ZIPRA 5 wounded  Soviet Union 4 out of 5 advisors killed. One advisor wounded.[2]

Operation Ignition was an operation undertaken by the Selous Scouts of the Rhodesian Army on 18 September 1976 against the forces of the guerrilla group ZIPRA Francistown.[3]

References

1. Geldenhuys, Preller (2007). Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log. Durban, South Africa: Just Done Productions Publishing (published 13 July 2007). ISBN 978-1-920169-61-9.
2. Geldenhuys, Preller (2007). Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log. Durban, South Africa: Just Done Productions Publishing (published 13 July 2007). ISBN 978-1-920169-61-9.
3. Geldenhuys 2007, pp. 160

Bibliography

• Geldenhuys, Preller (2007). Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log. Durban, South Africa: Just Done Productions Publishing (published 13 July 2007). ISBN 978-1-920169-61-9. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2018.