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Battle of Samarinda

Battle of Samarinda was a battle fought in 1942 at Samarinda, in what is now Indonesia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Samarinda. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 350–400 against 1,000.

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Samarinda before the war, along the Mahakam River
Samarinda before the war, along the Mahakam River. Tropenmuseum Amsterdam, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1942
WhereSamarinda, Indonesia0.502S, 117.154E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsNetherlandsagainstEmpire of Japan
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date1942 (year precision)
PlaceSamarinda, Indonesia
0.502S, 117.154E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength350–4001,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
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Placed at Samarinda; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1942

Battle of Samarinda is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q87506978, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Samarinda, revision 1373644048, read 2026-11-14, 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.