Battle of Long Jawai

Battle of Long Jawai
Part of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Date28 September 1963
Location
Result

Indonesian Tactical Victory

British victory (counter attack)
Belligerents
 Indonesia  United Kingdom
 Malaysia
Commanders and leaders
Indonesia Benny Moerdani United Kingdom John Burlinson
United Kingdom Tejbahadur Gurung
Strength
200 soldiers
300 porters
United Kingdom:
6 Gurkhas
Malaysia:
2 police officers
21 border scouts
Casualties and losses
33 killed 13 killed (10 executed)
2 wounded
10 captured

The Battle of Long Jawai was one of the earliest battles of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. A large Indonesian contingent crossed the border and attacked the outpost at Long Jawai, about fifty miles into Borneo. A small mixed military and paramilitary force was defeated by the Indonesians but British Gurkha reinforcements were put into the jungle between the area and Indonesian Borneo. In a number of ambushes some of the withdrawing Indonesian force were killed.[1]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". www.historicaleye.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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