Operation Jock Scott

Part of Mau Mau Uprising

Date	20–21 October 1952
Location	Kenya
Result	Arrest of Kapenguria Six

Belligerents

United Kingdom

Mau Mau

Mau Mau Uprising

Assassination of Waruhiu Operation Jock Scott Ruck Family Massacre Lari Massacre Chuka Massacre Christmas Eve Battle Capture of General China Operation Anvil Operation Mushroom Swynnerton Plan The Pipeline Capture of Kimathi Hola massacre

Operation Jock Scott took place shortly after the declaration of State of Emergency in the Mau Mau Rebellion. British troops suspended African political leaders and rounded up suspected Mau Mau leaders.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Emergency In Kenya: Kikuyu And The Mau Mau Insurrection" at Global Security accessed 9 November 2013
↑ "IMPROVEMENT IN KEYA AS RESULT OF EMERGENCY LAWS.". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 4 November 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

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