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Penang ambush 
Summary
The Penang ambush was an incident that took place during the Malayan Emergency. Communists ambushed Malayan and British police and killed eight of them, including a British police sergeant.[1]
| Penang Ambush | |||||||
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| Part of Malayan Emergency | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Unknown |
 Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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8 killed 6 wounded Total: 14 casualties | 1 wounded | ||||||
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.