battle, early modern

Battle of Penfui

Name: Battle of Penfui
Start: 1749-11-09
Location: Indonesia

Battle of Penfui was a battle fought on 9 November 1749 in what is now Indonesia. The recorded result: Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 20,000+ claimed (2,800 with firearms) against ~500 (exc. allies).

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Fought9 November 1749

WhereIndonesia10.164S, 123.662E

OutcomeDutch victory

BelligerentsTopasses; Timorese alliesagainstDutch East India Company; Timorese allies

Casualties and losses2,000+ deadand22 dead

Record

Date	9 November 1749
Place	Indonesia 10.164S, 123.662E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	20,000+ claimed (2,800 with firearms)	~500 (exc. allies)
Casualties and losses	2,000+ dead	22 dead
Commanders	Gaspar da Costa	Ensign (rank)

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Timor 1942, 25 km S
Action of 26 July 1806 1806, 631 km NW
Raid on Darwin 1943, 822 km E
Bombing of Darwin 1942, 825 km E
Battle of Ambon 1942, 868 km NE

Elsewhere in 1749

Battle of Penfui is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q950914, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Penfui, revision 1370453036, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.