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Battle of Kampar

Battle of Kampar was a battle fought in 1941 in what is now Malaysia; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q1648564. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 1,300 infantry against 9,000 infantry; 200 tanks; 100 artillery pieces.

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Sikh soldiers of the Indian Infranty Division served alongside the British Empire troops during World War II where they were involved in a fierce battle with the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle o. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1941ran into the following year
WhereMalaysia4.300N, 101.150E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; MalayaagainstEmpire of Japan
Casualties and losses150 killed; (Japanese estimate)and500 killed; (Japanese estimate)
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 Kampar, 1941
9 placed engagements of Q1648564 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1941 (year precision)
to 1942
PlaceMalaysia
4.300N, 101.150E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength1,300 infantry9,000 infantry; 200 tanks; 100 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses150 killed; (Japanese estimate)500 killed; (Japanese estimate)
Commanders
  • Archibald Paris
  • Adnan Saidi
Battle of KamparBattle of KamparBattle of Slim RiverAction of 14 February 1944Action of 17 July 1944Battle of the Malacca StraitSkirmish at the Strait of MalaccaBattle of Slim RiverAction of 14 February 1944Action of 17 July 1944Kuala LumpurGeorge TownIpohTaipingTeluk IntanRaub100 km4.300N, 101.150E
Placed at its recorded location; 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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Battle of Kampar 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 Q4871375, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kampar, revision 1373245326, 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.