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Siege of Surakarta

Siege of Surakarta was a siege conducted on 7 August 1949 at Surakarta, in what is now Indonesia. It was part of the Indonesian National Revolution, which ran from 1945 to 1949. The recorded result: Dutch victory; Further strengthening Indonesian bargaining position before the Round Table Conference. Recorded strength: 14,000–28,000 against 3,000–4,000.

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Statue of Slamet Rijadi in Surakarta (Solo), Java, Indonesia.
Statue of Slamet Rijadi in Surakarta (Solo), Java, Indonesia.. JMiall, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 August 1949
WhereSurakarta, Indonesia7.567S, 110.817E
OutcomeDutch victory; Further strengthening Indonesian bargaining position before the Round Table Conference
BelligerentsIndonesiaagainstNetherlands
Part ofIndonesian National Revolution1945 to 1949

Where it sits in the Indonesian National Revolution

Battle of Semarang, 1945Battle of Surabaya, 1945Battle of Ambarawa, 1945Battle of Pagatan, 1946Battle of Petaling, 1946Battle of Medan, 1946South Sulawesi Campaign, 1946Police Actions (Indonesia), 1947Operation Product, 1947Operation Kraai, 19481 March General Offensive, 1949Siege of Surakarta, 194919451949Siege of Surakarta, 1949
12 placed engagements of the Indonesian National Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 August 1949
PlaceSurakarta, Indonesia
7.567S, 110.817E
KindSiege, Cold War
Territorial changeIndonesians repulsed, Surakarta is later ceded to Indonesia after 12 November agreement signed
Strength14,000–28,0003,000–4,000
Casualties and losses400 killed or more; unknown number of non-combatants32 soldiers killed; 53 policemen; 47 wounded
Commanders
  • Pakubuwono XII
  • Mangkunegara VIII
  • Gatot Soebroto
  • Slamet Rijadi
  • Major (rank)
  • Achmadi Hadisoemarto
Siege of SurakartaSiege of SurakartaBattle of GawokFall of PleredBattle of Fort VredeburgBattle of LengkongBattle of NanggulonFall of PleredSemarangPakalonganKediriSalatigaBlitarPatiMagelangTuban100 km7.567S, 110.817E
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Siege of Surakarta is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19637859, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Surakarta, revision 1370745538, 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.