Battle of Muar

The Battle of Muar was the last major battle of the Malayan Campaign during the Second World War. It took place from 14–22 January 1942 around Gemensah Bridge and on the Muar River. After the British defeat at Slim River, General Archibald Wavell, commander of ABDA, decided that Lieutenant General Lewis Heath's III Indian Corps should withdraw 240 kilometres (150 mi) south into the State of Johore to rest and regroup, while the 8th Australian Division would attempt to stop the Japanese advance.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 2.05, 102.5667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942 Battle of Muar

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1520 Battle of Pago

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1879 Jementah Civil War

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Frameless

Three japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks destroyed

Japanese troops near Gemas, Malaya

Japanese tank burning

Ben Hackney

25 pounder Bakri

Frederick Galleghan

Japanese tank Gemas

Australian 2-pdr anti-tank gun in action at Bakri on the Muar-Parit Sulong Road

Australian 2 pounder AT gun crew Malaya 18 January 1942 AWM 011309

Muar Ferry Crossing Malaya 1945 AWM 076897

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1400	Malacca Sultanate		Wikidata
area	region	1511	Portuguese Malacca		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1520	Battle of Pago	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Muar	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	war	1879	Jementah Civil War	civil war	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Muar	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Three japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks destroyed		Commons
commons	image		Japanese troops near Gemas, Malaya		Commons
commons	image		Japanese tank burning		Commons
commons	image		Ben Hackney		Commons
commons	image		25 pounder Bakri		Commons
commons	image		Frederick Galleghan		Commons
commons	image		Japanese tank Gemas		Commons
commons	image		Australian 2-pdr anti-tank gun in action at Bakri on the Muar-Parit Sulong Road		Commons
commons	image		Australian 2 pounder AT gun crew Malaya 18 January 1942 AWM 011309		Commons
commons	image		Muar Ferry Crossing Malaya 1945 AWM 076897		Commons