Following this battle, the city's Chinese elite were killed in the Sook Ching Massacre.
During this battle, the radio operator and spy Patrick Heenan was executed for treason. A particularly grisly part of this battle was the massacre of patients and doctors alike at the Alexandra Barracks Hospital. The losing side of this battle surrendered at the Ford Motor Factory, in the wake of which some of their soldiers were organized by Rash Behari Bose into a pro-independence Indian National Army. Contrary to an oft-repeated myth about this battle, its losing side's naval guns were not (*) mistakenly faced south rather than north. Three months before, near the site of this battle, the HMS Repulse and Prince of Wales were sunk. Following this battle, the city's Chinese elite were killed in the Sook Ching Massacre. In this battle, troops led by General Yamashita rode down on bicycles and set up shop in the palace of the Sultan of Johor before forcing the largest surrender in British history. For 10 points, name this battle in which the Japanese gained the "Gibraltar of the East" at the tip of the Malay peninsula.
During this battle, the radio operator and spy Patrick Heenan was executed for treason.
Battle of Singapore