Labis incident
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| Labis incident | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Malayan Emergency | |||||||
Labis incident (Peninsular Malaysia) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| United Kingdom Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 40 insurgents | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed |
22 killed 5 wounded | ||||||
The Labis incident took place during the Malayan Emergency in January 1950. British Gurkhas ambushed a group of communist guerillas five miles north of the Johore town of Labis. In the ensuring battle, 22 communists were killed and five wounded. It was described as the "first major success" by British security forces in the emergency.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ "GUERILLAS LOSE 22 IN JUNGLE BATTLE". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) . Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 23 January 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
