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The Battle of Karuma Falls was one of the last battles in the Uganda–Tanzania War, fought between Tanzania and Uganda Army troops loyal to Idi Amin on 17 May 1979. Soldiers of the Tanzania People's Defence Force attacked Ugandan forces at the bridge over the Nile River at Karuma Falls. Tanzania's 205th Brigade was tasked with advancing from Masindi to Gulu, taking a route which passed over the Karuma Falls Bridge. The brigade assaulted the crossing on the morning of 17 May with tanks and artillery and one of its battalions ran over the bridge to attack the Ugandan positions. The Ugandans destroyed a TPDF tank, delaying the Tanzanians long enough to board buses and retreat to Gulu. The Tanzanians secured Karuma Falls before capturing Gulu several days later.
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- ↑ Briggs, Philip (1 October 2009). Tanzania: With Zanzibar, Pemba & Mafia . Bradt Travel Guides. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-84162-288-0 . Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Finke, Jens (26 November 2002). Rough guide to Tanzania. Rough Guides. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-85828-783-6 . Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft in Wien; Forstliche Bundes-Versuchsanstalt Wien (2004). Koleopterologische Rundschau. Die Gesellschaft. p. 379. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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