. "Netherlands" . "Japanesetactical victory" . "European and Timorese Portuguese volunteers" . "(peak February 1942)" . "Battle of Timor"@en . "Australia:" . . "Timorese and Javanese volunteers (Black Columns)" . . "Netherlands:" . . . "(peak October 1942)" . "United Kingdom:" . "about 300 dead" . "The Battle of Timor occurred in Portuguese Timor and Dutch Timor during the Second World War. Japanese forces invaded the island on 20 February 1942 and were resisted by a small, under-equipped force of Allied military personnel\u2014known as Sparrow Force\u2014predominantly from Australia, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands East Indies."@en . . . "1942-02-19Z"^^ . . "United Kingdom" . "5 dead(The Sparrows)" . "~ 1,000 commandos" . "Alliedstrategic victory" . . "Australia" . "~ 2,050 strong garrison" . . "~ 12,000 (peak late 1942)" . . "500" . "151 dead (Sparrow Force)" . "United States" . "Empire of Japan" . .