| Penang Ambush | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Malayan Emergency | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |  Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8 killed 6 wounded Total: 14 casualties | 1 wounded | ||||||
| Background | |
|---|---|
| Battles | 1948 1950 1951 1954 1956 |
| Foreign involvement | |
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