battle, Cold War

Battle of Bau

Name: Battle of Bau
Start: 1965-11-21
Location: Bau, Malaysia

Battle of Bau was a battle fought on 21 November 1965 at Bau, 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: ~16 men in advance party, 104 men in main force against ~100 men in position, later supported by a full company.

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Fought21 November 1965

WhereBau, Malaysia1.294N, 110.080E

OutcomeBritish victory

BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstIndonesia

Casualties and losses3 killed; 2 woundedand24 killed

Part ofIndonesia–Malaysia confrontation1963 to 1966

Where it sits in Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

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

Record

Date	21 November 1965
Place	Bau, Malaysia 1.294N, 110.080E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	~16 men in advance party, 104 men in main force	~100 men in position, later supported by a full company
Casualties and losses	3 killed; 2 wounded	24 killed
Commanders	Christopher Maunsell

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 Plaman Mapu 1965, 61 km SE
Battle of Petaling 1946, 590 km SW
Battle of Pulo Aura 1804, 631 km W
Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse 1941, 671 km W
Action of 8 June 1945 1945, 678 km SW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Plaman Mapu 27 April 1965
All 6 engagements of Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Elsewhere in 1965

Battle of Bau is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 45 in present-day Malaysia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870428, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bau, revision 1370433621, 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.