Operation Anvil (Mau Mau Uprising)
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Operation Anvil was a British military operation during the Mau Mau Uprising where British troops attempted to remove suspected Mau Mau from Nairobi and place them in Langata Camp or reserves. The operation began on 24 April 1954[2] and took two weeks, at the end of which 20,000 Mau Mau suspects had been taken to Langata, and 30,000 more had been deported to the reserves.[3][4]
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Operation Anvil | |
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Part of the Mau Mau Uprising | |
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Planned by | British Armed Forces in Kenya |
Commanded by | George Erskine |
Target | Nairobi section of the Mau Mau[1] |
Date | 24 April–26 May 1954 |
Executed by | King's African Rifles Kenya Police |
Outcome | British operational success; Mau Mau activity suppressed |
Casualties | 50,000+ Kenyans detained |
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