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Battle of Bataan

Battle of Bataan was a battle fought on 7 January 1942 at Bataan, in what is now Philippines. It was part of Q1648564. The recorded result: Japanese victory; Followed by the Bataan Death March and Battle of Corregidor. Recorded strength: 120,000 Filipino and U.S troops. against 75,000 Japanese troops..

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Japanese troops celebrate their conquest of Bataan Peninsula, Philippines, April 1942. In this photo the flag is painted black due to censorship.
Japanese troops celebrate their conquest of Bataan Peninsula, Philippines, April 1942. In this photo the flag is painted black due to censorship.. Japanese photograph, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date7 January 1942
PlaceBataan, Philippines
14.667N, 120.417E
Part ofQ1648564
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
ResultJapanese victory; Followed by the Bataan Death March and Battle of Corregidor.
BelligerentsUnited States; Philippine CommonwealthEmpire of Japan
CommandersDouglas MacArthur; Jonathan Wainwright; Edward P. King; Vicente Lim; Mateo CapinpinMasaharu Homma; Takaji Wachi; Masami Maeda
Strength120,000 Filipino and U.S troops.75,000 Japanese troops.
Casualties and losses106,000; 10,000 killed,; 20,000 wounded,; 76,000 captured8,406–22,250; 3,107 killed,; 230 missing,; 5,069 wounded
Battle of BataanBattle of BataanBattle of CorregidorBattle of CorregidorBattle of Puerto de CaviteBattle of Marilao RiverBattle of Manila BayBattle of Marilao RiverBattle of Manila BayBatangasAngelesSan PabloCabanatuanTarlac100 km14.667N, 120.417E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Bataan is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 37 in present-day Philippines.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q703482, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bataan, revision 1385197907, 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.