Battle of Long Jawai
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.
| Battle of Long Jawai | |||||||
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| Part of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Indonesia |
United Kingdom Malaysia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Benny Moerdani |
John Burlinson Tejbahadur Gurung | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
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