Raid on Limbang
The Raid on Limbang (Malay: Serangan/Serbuan di Limbang) was a military engagement between British Royal Marine commandos and insurgents of the North Kalimantan National Army (Tentara Nasional Kalimantan Utara: TNKU), on 12 December 1962. After an amphibious assault on the town of Limbang in Sarawak, Borneo, the commandos managed to rescue the hostages being held there by the TNKU.
| Raid on Limbang | |||||||
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| Part of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation | |||||||
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| United Kingdom | Brunei People's Party | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jeremy Moore | Salleh bin Sambas | ||||||
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| One company | 300 | ||||||
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