Fall of the Riau Islands
| Battle of the Riau Islands | |||||||||
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| Part of World War II, Pacific War, Dutch East Indies campaign | |||||||||
Map of the Riau Islands | |||||||||
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| United Kingdom | |||||||||
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| Japanese Navy | ||||||||
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Netherlands: 4 Killed 20 Wounded | 0 | ||||||||
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450 civilians killed 40 civilians injured More unaccounted for | |||||||||
The Battle of the Riau Islands (Dutch: Riouw) took place at the beginning of March 1942 during the Pacific War in the Second World War.