Battle of Ambarawa

Battle of Ambarawa (Palagan Ambarawa)

Part of the Indonesian National Revolution

Date	20 October – 15 December 1945
Location	Ambarawa
Result	Indonesian victory

Belligerents

Indonesia

Netherlands

Commanders and leaders

Col. Soedirman

Brigadier Bethell

Indonesian National Revolution

Bojong Kokosan Surabaya Medan Area Rawagede Semarang Ambarawa Lengkong Bali Bandung Sea of Fire South Sulawesi Palembang Operation Product Madiun Darul Islam Operation Kraai Yogyakarta Surakarta APRA coup d'état Makassar Uprising

The Battle of Ambarawa, sometimes called Palagan Ambarawa, was a military conflict between the recently created Indonesian army and British troops that occurred between 20 October and 15 December 1945 on Ambarawa.

History

On 20 October 1945 British troops that had landed in Semarang to disarm Japanese troops and liberate Europeans still detained in concentration camps in Indonesia were detached to Ambarawa. The Netherlands Indies Civil Administration were also on Semarang. This upset the Indonesians and started the conflict with the Allied Forces.

Bibliography

Anderson, Benedict, Java in a Time of Revolution: Occupation and Resistance, 1944-1946 (2005)
McMillan, Richard, The British Occupation of Indonesia: 1945-1946: Britain, The Netherlands and the Indonesian Revolution, Routledge (2006)

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