Atlas of Battles

war, 5 engagements

Battles of the Cold War in Asia

The atlas places 5 engagements of the Cold War in Asia: 4 battles and 1 campaign between 1975 and 1976, all in present-day Timor-Leste. The most widely documented: Indonesian invasion of East Timor.

See them on the globe

Operation FlamboyanIndonesian invasion of East TimorBattle of BaucauBattle of AileuBattle of LospalosOperation FlamboyanIndonesian invasion of East TimorBattle of BaucauBattle of AileuBattle of Lospalos200 km8.592S, 126.300E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1975: 4 engagements4 in 19751976: 1 engagements19751976
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Operation Flamboyan, 1975Indonesian invasion of East Timor, 1975Battle of Baucau, 1975Battle of Aileu, 1975Battle of Lospalos, 197619751976
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1975Operation FlamboyanPortuguese Timor, East TimorIndonesian victory
1975Indonesian invasion of East TimorPortuguese Timor, Timor-LesteIndonesian victory; Indonesian occupation of East Timor; East Timor...
1975Battle of BaucauBaucau, Timor-Leste
1975Battle of AileuAileu, East Timor
1976Battle of LospalosLospalos, Timor-Leste

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Cold War in Asia (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.