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Battle of Java

Battle of Java was a battle fought in 1942 at Java, in what is now Indonesia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Java. It was part of Q1648564. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 25,000; 5,500; 3,000; 750; Total: 34,250 against 40,000 troops.

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Fought1942
WhereJava, Indonesia7.312S, 109.418E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsNetherlands; United Kingdom; Australia; United StatesagainstEmpire of Japan
Part ofQ1648564

Where it sits in Q1648564

Battle of Jitra, 1941Battle of Piis, 1941Battle of Kampar, 1941Battle of Java, 1942Japanese invasion of Cotabato, 1942Battle of Slim River, 1942Battle of Bataan, 1942Battle of the Java Sea, 1942Japanese invasion of Zamboanga, 194219411942Battle of Java, 1942
9 placed engagements of Q1648564 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1942 (year precision)
to 1942
PlaceJava, Indonesia
7.312S, 109.418E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength25,000; 5,500; 3,000; 750; Total: 34,25040,000 troops
Casualties and lossesNetherlands: Unknown; Great Britain: Unknown; Australia: 36 killed; 60 wounded; 2,736 captured; United States: 825 killed; 1,067 captured; (US Army: 24 killed, 534 captured. US Navy: 801 killed, 369 captured. 165 prisoners later died in captivity.); Japanese claim : 82,633 capturedHundreds Killed or Wounded; Japanese claim : 845 killed, 1,794 wounded
Commanders
  • Hein ter Poorten
  • Hubertus van Mook
  • Ludolph Hendrik van Oyen
Battle of JavaBattle of JavaSiege of BataviaBattle of NanggulonBattle of LengkongBattle of Fort VredeburgFall of PleredSiege of BataviaBattle of NanggulonFall of PleredSemarangTasikmalayaCirebonCilacapPakalonganTegalIndramayuPati100 km7.312S, 109.418E
Placed at Java; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1942

Battle of Java is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 69 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q301300, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Java (1942), revision 1385563279, 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.