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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 Battle of Surabaya was the heaviest and bloodiest single battle of the revolution and became a national symbol of Indonesian resistance. [59] Pemuda groups in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia, seized arms and ammunition from the Japanese and set up two new organisations; the Indonesia National Committee (KNI) and the People's ...
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.
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]
1617 – The Dutch East India Company established a lodge in Surabaya. [4] 4–13 May 1677 – Dutch forces took the city during the Trunajaya rebellion. [5] 1717–1723 – Surabaya rebelled against the VOC. [6] July 1741 – Chinese residents of the city were massacred during a wave of violence against ethnic Chinese following the 1740 ...
The film opens with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, followed by Japan's surrender to the Allied powers aboard the USS Missouri.Though Indonesian President Sukarno proclaimed Indonesian independence, the Dutch wanted to restore control over the Dutch East Indies, resulting in the Indonesian National Revolution.
Batak warriors in traditional dress, ca. 1870. Si Singamangaraja XII was born Patuan Bosar Sinambela in Bakkara, Tapanuli, in 1849. He was the successor to his father Si Singamangaraja XI (Raja Sohahuaon Sinambela) who died in 1867.