Battle of North Borneo

The Battle of North Borneo took place during the Second World War between Allied and Japanese forces. Part of the wider Borneo campaign of the Pacific War, it was fought between 10 June and 15 August 1945 in North Borneo. The battle involved a series of amphibious landings by Australian forces on various points on the mainland around Brunei Bay and upon islands situated around the bay. Japanese opposition to the landings was sporadic initially, although as the campaign progressed a number of considerable clashes occurred and both sides suffered significant casualties, although major combat was largely restricted to Labuan and around Beaufort. On the mainland, while Allied conventional operations focused largely on the coastal areas around Brunei Bay, guerrilla forces consisting of Dayak tribesmen and small numbers of Allied personnel from the Services Reconnaissance Department fought an unconventional campaign in the interior. The Allies were successful in seizing control of the region. Nevertheless, many of the strategic gains that possession of North Borneo provided were ultimately negated by the sudden conclusion of the war in August 1945.

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1945 Battle of North Borneo

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1846 Attack of Haji Saman

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1894 — 1905 Mat Salleh Rebellion

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1660 — 1673 Bruneian Civil War of 1660

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1846	Attack of Haji Saman	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Bruneian Sultanate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1894	Mat Salleh Rebellion	rebellion, North Borneo Chartered Company, Mat Salleh	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of North Borneo	United States, Australia, battle, Empire of Japan	Wikidata
event	war	1660	Bruneian Civil War of 1660	civil war	Wikidata
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commons	image		342-FH-3A32019-58174AC		Commons
commons	image		342-FH-3A32015-121773AC		Commons
commons	image		Awm P00560.001 Major G S Carter and Semut II team		Commons
commons	image		Putting out the oil fire, Seria		Commons
commons	image		342-FH-3A32026-69774AC		Commons
commons	image		342-FH-3A32025-69773AC		Commons
commons	image		Armed Dayak men in Brunei during June 1945		Commons
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commons	image		342-FH-3A32028-89234AC		Commons