battle, Cold War

Battle of Dili

Name: Battle of Dili
Location: Dili, Timor-Leste

Battle of Dili was a battle fought in 1975 at Dili, in what is now Timor-Leste. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Dili. The recorded result: Indonesian victory. Recorded strength: Initial invasion; ~1,000; 4 warships; Following weeks; 10,000–20,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1975

WhereDili, Timor-Leste8.554S, 125.578E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeIndonesian victory

Record

Date	1975 (year precision)
Place	Dili, Timor-Leste 8.554S, 125.578E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	Initial invasion; ~1,000; 4 warships; Following weeks; 10,000–20,000; Unknown
Casualties and losses	57 killed; 122 killed; 365 captured
Commanders	Paulino Gama

Placed at Dili; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Penfui 1749, 276 km SW
Battle of Timor 1942, 295 km SW
Battle of Ambon 1942, 606 km NE
Action of 26 July 1806 1806, 678 km NW
Raid on Darwin 1943, 719 km SE

Elsewhere in 1975

Fall of Saigon Vietnam
Green March Morocco
Indonesian invasion of East Timor Timor-Leste
Operation Frequent Wind Vietnam
Cuban intervention in Angola Angola

Battle of Dili is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 8 in present-day Timor-Leste.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q63696838, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dili, revision 1376016736, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.