Japanese invasion of Parang

Japanese Invasion of Parang
	Part of Japanese Invasion of Mindanao
Date	April 29, 1942
Location	Parang, Empire Province of Cotabato
Result	Japanese able to established beachhead after Filipinos was forced to withdraw in order not to be outflanked.
Belligerents
Empire of Japan	United States of America Commonwealth of the Philippines;
Commanders and leaders
Major General Kawaguchi Kiyotake	Lieutenant Colonel Calixto Duque
Units involved
Kawaguchi Detachment 35th Infantry Brigade; ;	2nd Infantry (Regular) Regiment (Philippines)
Strength
3,000 IJA Soldiers 4 Cruisers 11 Transports	600

The Battle of Parang, Cotabato in 1942 saw the Japanese Kawaguchi Detachment land on the shores of Parang town in Cotabato province, Philippines, on April 29, 1942, as part of their invasion of Mindanao, facing resistance from the Philippine Army's 2nd Regular Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Calixto Duque, who managed to delay the Japanese advance for several hours despite eventually being forced to withdraw due to the overwhelming Japanese forces and the fall of nearby Cotabato City; this battle marked a key point in the Japanese occupation of southern Mindanao.