Borneo Confrontation

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Cold War conflict military conflict undeclared war

The Borneo Confrontation was a mid-1960s undeclared conflict between Indonesia and the newly formed Malaysia, involving British Commonwealth forces in counter-insurgency and border security operations on the island of Borneo.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	22
Indonesian Confrontation	10
Borneo Confrontation canonical	7
Konfrontasi	5
Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation	2
Indonesian–Malaysian Confrontation	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War conflict ⓘ military conflict ⓘ undeclared war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Borneo Confrontation ⓘ surface form: Indonesian–Malaysian Confrontation Borneo Confrontation ⓘ surface form: Konfrontasi
cause	Indonesian opposition to the formation of Malaysia ⓘ
characterizedBy	cross-border raids ⓘ jungle warfare ⓘ
commandedBy	Ahmad Yani ⓘ George Lea ⓘ Soeharto ⓘ surface form: Suharto Walter Walker ⓘ
conflictOnTerritory	Borneo ⓘ Kalimantan ⓘ Sabah ⓘ Sarawak ⓘ
countryInvolved	Australia ⓘ Brunei Darussalam ⓘ surface form: Brunei Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
endedBy	peace agreement between Indonesia and Malaysia ⓘ
endTime	1966 ⓘ
goal	to prevent the creation of Malaysia ⓘ
hasPart	Brunei Revolt ⓘ
involvedMilitaryUnit	Australian Army ⓘ British Army ⓘ Gurkha units ⓘ New Zealand Army ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Marines ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
location	Malay Peninsula ⓘ Borneo ⓘ surface form: island of Borneo
mainBelligerent	Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ
notableOperation	Claret operations ⓘ
opposedBy	British Commonwealth forces ⓘ
partOf	Cold War ⓘ
politicalContext	Sukarno presidency in Indonesia ⓘ formation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 ⓘ
result	Malaysian political victory ⓘ maintenance of Malaysia’s territorial integrity ⓘ
startTime	1963 ⓘ
supportedBy	Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
temporalContext	mid-1960s ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	border conflict ⓘ counter-insurgency ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gurkha units → engagedIn → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

Royal Australian Air Force → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Special Air Service → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

Australian Army → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

Borneo Confrontation → alsoKnownAs → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Konfrontasi

Borneo Confrontation → alsoKnownAs → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesian–Malaysian Confrontation

Indonesian Army → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Konfrontasi

Sarawak Communist Insurgency → relatedTo → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

SAS → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

subject surface form: Special Air Service

Royal Australian Regiment → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

Special Air Service Regiment → engagement → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

New Zealand Army → engagement → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

subject surface form: Peter de la Billière

this entity surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

Indonesian National Armed Forces → engagedIn → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

George Lea → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

Claret operations → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Claret operations → partOf → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Claret operations → relatedTo → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Konfrontasi

L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Royal Malaysian Navy → engagement → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Army Strategic Reserve Command → notableEngagement → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Brunei Revolt → partOf → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Brunei Revolt → partOf → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

New Zealand Special Air Service → engagedIn → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

SBS → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

subject surface form: Special Boat Service

this entity surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders → servedInConflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Malaysian Armed Forces → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

22 SAS Regiment → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

42 Commando Royal Marines → conflictParticipatedIn → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

CAC Sabre → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Walter Walker → notableFor → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

Walter Walker → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

Walter Walker → participatedIn → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Konfrontasi

Commander-in-Chief Far East Land Forces → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Konfrontasi

Westland Scout → usedInConflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

de Havilland Sea Vixen → usedInConflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Westland Wessex → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Major General Jeremy Moore → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

subject surface form: Jeremy Moore

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

RAR → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal Australian Regiment

this entity surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

The Royals → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal Australian Regiment

this entity surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation

3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

Royal Malay Regiment → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Royal Ranger Regiment → engagement → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

British Commandos → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation

SASR → conflict → Borneo Confrontation ⓘ

subject surface form: Special Air Service Regiment

this entity surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation