battle, Cold War

Battle of Semporna

Name: Battle of Semporna
Location: Malaysia

Battle of Semporna was a battle fought in 1954 in what is now Malaysia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q4363297.

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Fought1954

WhereMalaysia4.483N, 118.617E, placed at the location, approximate

BelligerentsNorth Borneo Police ForceagainstMoro pirates

Casualties and lossesKilled: 4x Police, 3x civiliansandUnknown

Part ofQ4363297

Record

Date	1954 (year precision)
Place	Malaysia 4.483N, 118.617E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Casualties and losses	Killed: 4x Police, 3x civilians	Unknown

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.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Tarakan 1945, 172 km SW
Battle of Tarakan 1942, 172 km SW
Battle of Beaufort 1945, 332 km W
Battle of Labuan 1945, 389 km W
Camp Cawa-Cawa Siege 1989, 469 km NE

Elsewhere in 1954

Battle of Semporna 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 Q139377237, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Semporna, revision 1373251870, 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.