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Battle of Tebedu and Gumbang
Part of Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation
DateApril - June 1963
LocationSarawak, Malaysia
Result Indonesian Victory
Belligerents
 Commonwealth  Indonesia
NKCP
PGRS
PRB
Commanders and leaders
Malaysia Tunku Osman
United Kingdom Walter Walker
United Kingdom Christopher Maunsell		 Indonesia L. B. Moerdani
Indonesia Kentot Harseno
Indonesia Mulyono Soerjowardojo
Strength
40 Commando
2/10th Gurkha Rifles		 1,460 Troops (NKCP)

The Battle of Tebedu and Gumbang was a battle in which Indonesian troops attacked the Tebedu and Gumbang areas. And Indonesian troops managed to seize the Police Post in Tebedu.

Background

After Sukarno stated that Malaysia was in good condition, many troops were trained, including several troops in Nangabadan. They were ordered to carry out invasion and fighting in Tebedu. Then the troops were divided into two groups, one was assigned to attack Tebedu and two groups two were assigned to attack Gumbang.

Battles

Battle of Tebedu

On April 12, 1963, a group of soldiers led by Kentot crossed the border line and attacked Tebedu, The raid was repulsed with litte difficutly and the Indonesian retreated across the fontier, 2 miles away, when reinforcements arrived in the shape of armoured cars of the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars 1 Troop of A Squadron 22nd SAS.

Battle of Gumbang

Then the Army group led by Mulyono attacked Kampung Gumbang in Kuching and then they managed to capture some British troops and also captured Kampung Gumbang from the British.However, after 11 days later the Gurkha with the help of the Malaysian Regiment recaptured Gumbang and defeated all the Indonesian troops there.

Reference

  1. Hara, Fujiol (December 2005). "The North Kalimantan Communist Party and the People's Republic of China". The Developing Economies. XLIII (1): 489–513. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1049.2005.tb00956.x. hdl:10.1111/j.1746-1049.2005.tb00956.x. S2CID 153955103.
  2. Pocock, Tom (1973). Fighting General- The Public and Private Campaigns of General Sir Walter Walker. London: Collins. pp. 153. ISBN 978-0-00-211295-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  5. Conboy, Ken (2003). Kopassus-Inside Indonesia's Special Forces. Jakarta: Equinox Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 979-95898-8-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Dennis, Peter (2008). The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-19-551784-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)