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The Battle of Surabaya (Indonesian: Pertempuran Surabaya) was a major battle in the Indonesian National Revolution fought between regular infantry and militia of the Indonesian nationalist movement and British and British Indian troops against the re-imposition of Dutch colonial rule. The peak of the battle was in November 1945.
The burnt-out car of Brigadier Mallaby where he was killed on 30 October 1945. Mallaby was killed on 30 October 1945. At the time, he was travelling about Surabaya under a white flag to spread the news about the ceasefire agreement [16] and rescue some stranded Mahratta troops, despite being warned of the danger by Force 136 troops. [15]
The PETA revolt in Blitar (Indonesian: Pemberontakan PETA di Blitar) was an anti-occupation revolt in present-day Indonesia, which took place on 14 February 1945 by the PETA daidan (battalion) in Blitar. This revolt was widely known as the first major uprising of local armies in Indonesia during the Japanese occupation. [3]
The Hotel Yamato incident was the tearing of the blue colour of the Dutch flag flying at Hotel Yamato (now Hotel Majapahit) on 19 September 1945, in Surabaya, Indonesia. It was preceded by the failure of negotiations between Soedirman (Surabaya residency) and W. V. C. Ploegman [1] to lower the Dutch flag. [2]
In the latter half of the 16th century, the Sultanate of Demak, the dominant power on the island of Java, disintegrated into several independent states. [8] At the turn of the 17th century, three of these states emerged as the leading powers: the Sultanate of Banten in western Java, the Sultanate of Mataram in inland central Java, and the Duchy of Surabaya in coastal eastern Java.
Alistair Hendry as Musa, [5] a thirteen year old boy who works as a shoe-shiner to support his ill mother in Surabaya. He becomes a courier for the Indonesian nationalists during the events leading up to the Battle of Surabaya. [6] Joe Murray as old Musa, Resident Soedirman, and parchment text. [5] Eileen Shannon as young Musa, a nurse, and ...
Dutch contemporary map, depicting Surabaya and both forces' position after the VOC forces took Ampel but before the main assault. VOC forces landed on 4–5 May on Trunajaya's right flank. [2] Trunajaya did not expect an attack on this flank, and consequently it was only lightly defended. [2] VOC took Ampel after little resistance. [2]
The Semarang offensive is composite of the Battle of Ambarawa (20 October–15 December 1945; 55 days), Magelang offensive (26 October–15 December 1945; 49 days), [2] Battle of Ungaran or Ungaran offensive, and Semarang offensive proper (Indonesian: Palagan Ambarawa).