[1] Its location lies close to the northern banks of River Katonga, where it intersects with Villa Road, approximately 190 kilometres (120 mi), west of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.

[4] This location housed "several companies" belonging to the Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF)[5] whose members were training soldiers of Uganda's then-national military, the Uganda National Liberation Army.

[7] In an attempt to capture the weapons of the armoury, the Popular Resistance Army (PRA) rebel group under Yoweri Museveni launched a raid on the Kabamba Military Barracks on 6 February 1981 during the early stages of the Ugandan Bush War.

The attack failed, although the PRA retreated in good order.

[8] The PRA later merged with other rebels, forming the National Resistance Army (NRA)[9] which captured Kabamba later into the Bush War.