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Battle of Medan

Battle of Medan was a battle fought in 1946 at Medan, in what is now Indonesia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Medan. It was part of the Indonesian National Revolution, which ran from 1945 to 1949. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Fought1946
WhereMedan, Indonesia3.589N, 98.674E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsIndonesiaagainstUnited Kingdom; British Raj; Netherlands; Dutch East Indies
Part ofIndonesian National Revolution1945 to 1949

Where it sits in the Indonesian National Revolution

Battle of Semarang, 1945Battle of Surabaya, 1945Battle of Ambarawa, 1945Battle of Pagatan, 1946Battle of Petaling, 1946Battle of Medan, 1946South Sulawesi Campaign, 1946Police Actions (Indonesia), 1947Operation Product, 1947Operation Kraai, 19481 March General Offensive, 1949Siege of Surakarta, 194919451949Battle of Medan, 1946
12 placed engagements of the Indonesian National Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1946 (year precision)
PlaceMedan, Indonesia
3.589N, 98.674E
KindBattle, Cold War
Battle of MedanBattle of MedanBattle of the Malacca StraitSkirmish at the Strait of MalaccaAction of 14 February 1944Action of 17 July 1944Battle of the Malacca StraitAction of 14 February 1944PematangsiantarBinjaiTebingtinggiLangsa100 km3.589N, 98.674E
Placed at Medan; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Medan is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16208784, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Medan, revision 1380654653, 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.