battle, Cold War

Battle of Petaling

Name: Battle of Petaling
Start: 1946-02-14
Location: Bangka Island, Indonesia

Battle of Petaling was a battle fought on 14 February 1946 at Bangka Island, in what is now Indonesia. It was part of the Indonesian National Revolution, which ran from 1945 to 1949. The recorded result: Dutch victory.

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Fought14 February 1946

WhereBangka Island, Indonesia2.117S, 106.017E

OutcomeDutch victory

BelligerentsNetherlandsagainstIndonesia

Casualties and losses6 killedand12 or 30 killed

Part ofIndonesian National Revolution1945 to 1949

Where it sits in the Indonesian National Revolution

7 placed engagements of the Indonesian National Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	14 February 1946
Place	Bangka Island, Indonesia 2.117S, 106.017E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Casualties and losses	6 killed	12 or 30 killed

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Action of 8 June 1945 1945, 121 km W
Battle of Palembang 1942, 170 km SW
Action of 13 December 1964 1964, 444 km NW
Battle of Pasir Panjang 1942, 453 km NW
Battle of Singapore 1942, 460 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Pagatan 1946
After: Battle of Medan 1946
All 7 engagements of Indonesian National Revolution

Elsewhere in 1946

Battle of Hanoi Vietnam
Battle of Siping People's Republic of China
Attack on Hrubieszów Poland
Battle of Cambedo Portugal
Battles of Inje and Qalaburun Iran

Battle of Petaling 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 Q137177468, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Petaling, revision 1370585897, 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.