What the records say
- When
- 28 Jun 1945
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 5.35° N, 115.74° E
- Description
- 1945 battle of World War II
Battle of Beaufort (1945)
1945 battle of World War II
The Battle of Beaufort took place during the Second World War between Allied and Japanese forces. Part of the wider Borneo campaign of the Pacific War, it was fought between 26 and 28 June 1945 in North Borneo. The battle formed part of the Allied efforts to secure North Borneo in the final months of the war and saw two Australian infantry battalions attack the town, which was held by a force of around 800 – 1,000 Ja…
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