battle, Cold War
Raid on Limbang
Raid on Limbang was a battle fought in 1962 at Limbang, in what is now Malaysia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Limbang. It was part of Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, which ran from 1963 to 1966. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: One company against 300.
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Where it sits in Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Record
| Date | 1962 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Limbang, Malaysia 4.759N, 115.007E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | One company | 300 |
| Casualties and losses | 5 killed; 8 wounded | 12 killed; 3 wounded; 24 captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Labuan 1945, 66 km N
- Battle of Beaufort 1945, 105 km NE
- Operation Claret date unknown, 120 km SE
- Raid on Kalabakan 1963, 278 km E
- Battle of Tarakan 1945, 324 km SE
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1962
- 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing Vietnam
- Battle of Arafura Sea
- Battle of Bab El Oued France
- Operation Sunrise Vietnam
- Battle of Rezang La India
Raid on Limbang is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 53 in present-day Malaysia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4261042, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Limbang, revision 1381980970, read 2026-11-15, 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.