campaign, Cold War

Operation Barisal

Name: Operation Barisal
Location: Barishal, Bangladesh

Operation Barisal was a campaign fought in 1971 at Barishal, in what is now Bangladesh. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Barishal. It was part of the Bangladesh Liberation War. The recorded result: Inconclusive; Initiation of Bangladesh War of Independence. Recorded strength: 4 gunboats; 1 destroyer; 1 patrol boat; 24 fighter jets against Unknown number of guerillas; At least 1 Water Craft(MV OSTRICH).

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Fought1971

WhereBarishal, Bangladesh22.700N, 90.367E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeInconclusive; Initiation of Bangladesh War of Independence

BelligerentsPakistan Navy; Pakistan; PakistanagainstBangladesh; Mukti Bahini; Supported By: India

Casualties and losses23 woundedandUnknown; 1 Water Craft sunk (MV OSTRICH)

Part ofBangladesh Liberation WarOperation Searchlight

Where it sits in the Bangladesh Liberation War

9 placed engagements of the Bangladesh Liberation War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1971 (year precision) to 1971
Place	Barishal, Bangladesh 22.700N, 90.367E
Kind	Campaign, Cold War
Strength	4 gunboats; 1 destroyer; 1 patrol boat; 24 fighter jets	Unknown number of guerillas; At least 1 Water Craft(MV OSTRICH)
Casualties and losses	23 wounded	Unknown; 1 Water Craft sunk (MV OSTRICH)
Commanders	Captain (naval)	M. A. Jalil

Placed at Barishal; 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

Operation Hotel Intercontinental date unknown, 116 km N
Siege of Chittagong 1617, 156 km E
Battle of Chinsurah 1759, 204 km W
Siege of Hooghly 1632, 204 km W
Attack in Hooghly 1671, 204 km W

In the same war

Before: Battle of Sylhet 1971
After: Operation Searchlight 1971
All 9 engagements of Bangladesh Liberation War

Elsewhere in 1971

Operation Barisal is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 16 in present-day Bangladesh.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7096789, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Barisal, revision 1379311454, read 2026-11-15, 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.