Operation Eagle (Portugal)

Operation Eagle
Part of Mozambican War of Independence
Date2 July – 6 September 1965
Location
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
 Portugal FRELIMO
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Unknown
Units involved

Forças Armadas

Unknown
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
10+ killed
45+ wounded
Unknown

Operation Eagle (Portuguese: Operação Águia) was the first organised operation of the Portuguese Armed Forces in response to the attack of the FRELIMO guerrilla group, on 25 September 1964, to the administrative post of Chai, in the district of Cabo Delgado, materialising therefore in the first operation in the one of Portuguese Colonial War in the theatre of operations of Mozambique.