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
Casualties and losses
None	ZIPRA 5 wounded; Soviet Union 4 out of 5 advisors killed. One advisor wounded.

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]

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Geldenhuys 2007, pp. 160