March 20, 1968 · Niger River Crossings Theater
March 20, 1968
The Battle of Onitsha, a major commercial city on the Niger River, was one of the war's most bitterly contested engagements. Nigeria launched multiple amphibious and land assaults across the Niger River. Biafran forces repelled early Nigerian crossings with significant losses, but eventually Onitsha fell after several months of attritional fighting. The city, once the commercial heart of Igboland, was devastated.
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