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Battle of Sarawak
Part of Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation
Date April 12, 1963 Location Sarawak, Malaysia Result Commonwealth victory
Belligerents
Indonesia	Malaysia  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Kentot Harseno  IndonesiaMulyono Soerjowardojo	Unknown
Strength
2 Kelompok Pasukan
Casualties and losses
Few	Setengah pasukan Terbunuh Pos Polisi direbut oleh Tentara Indonesia beberapa senjata Inggris direbut dan ditawan

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

On April 12, 1963, a group of soldiers led by Kentot crossed the border line and attacked Tebedu, they successfully captured British weapons and captured the police post in Tebedu.

Then the Army group led by Mulyono attacked Gumbang Village in Kuching and then they managed to capture several British troops and also captured Gumbang Village from the British.

Reference

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)