battle, Cold War

Battle of Plaman Mapu

Name: Battle of Plaman Mapu
Start: 1965-04-27
Location: Malaysia

Battle of Plaman Mapu was a battle fought on 27 April 1965 in what is now Malaysia. It was part of Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, which ran from 1963 to 1966. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 35 paratroopers against 350–400 regulars.

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Fought27 April 1965

WhereMalaysia0.924N, 110.491E

OutcomeBritish victory

BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstIndonesia

Casualties and losses2 killed; 8 woundedand50 killed; 35 wounded

Part ofIndonesia–Malaysia confrontation1963 to 1966

Where it sits in Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

9 placed engagements of Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	27 April 1965
Place	Malaysia 0.924N, 110.491E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	35 paratroopers	350–400 regulars
Casualties and losses	2 killed; 8 wounded	50 killed; 35 wounded

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Bau 1965, 61 km NW
Battle of Petaling 1946, 601 km SW
Operation Claret date unknown, 657 km NE
Battle of the Java Sea 1942, 661 km S
Battle of Pulo Aura 1804, 684 km W

In the same war

Before: Action of 13 December 1964 13 December 1964
After: Battle of Bau 21 November 1965
All 9 engagements of Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Elsewhere in 1965

Battle of Plaman Mapu 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 Q29025652, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Plaman Mapu, revision 1370586222, 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.