battle, early modern

Raid on Sumatra

Name: Raid on Sumatra
Location: Padang, Indonesia

Raid on Sumatra was a battle fought in 1781 at Padang, in what is now Indonesia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Padang. It was part of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, which ran from 1780 to 1784. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 6 ships; 100 troops against 2 fortifications; 800 troops.

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Fought1781

WherePadang, Indonesia0.956S, 100.361E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBritish victory

BelligerentsBritish East India CompanyagainstDutch East India Company

Casualties and lossesNoneandAll forts, stores and vessels captured

Part ofFourth Anglo-Dutch War1780 to 1784

Where it sits in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War

9 placed engagements of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1781 (year precision) to 1781
Place	Padang, Indonesia 0.956S, 100.361E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	6 ships; 100 troops	2 fortifications; 800 troops
Casualties and losses	None	All forts, stores and vessels captured
Commanders	Henry Botham	Jacob van Heemskerk (chief resident)

Placed at Padang; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Before: Battle of Saldanha Bay 21 July 1781
After: Battle of Dogger Bank 5 August 1781
All 9 engagements of Fourth Anglo-Dutch War

Elsewhere in 1781

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Battle of the Chesapeake
Battle of Cowpens United States
Siege of Pensacola United States
Battle of Guilford Court House United States

Raid on Sumatra 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 Q131412062, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Sumatra, revision 1370706106, read 2026-11-15, 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.