battle, early modern

Battle of Surabaya (1677)

Name: Battle of Surabaya (1677)
Location: Surabaya, Indonesia

Battle of Surabaya (1677) was a battle fought in 1677 at Surabaya, in what is now Indonesia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Surabaya. It was part of the Trunajaya rebellion, which ran from 1674 to 1681. The recorded result: VOC victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 against Unknown men; 120+ cannons.

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Fought1677

WhereSurabaya, Indonesia7.246S, 112.738E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeVOC victory

Belligerents22px|border Dutch East India Company (VOC)againstForces of Trunajaya

Part ofTrunajaya rebellion1674 to 1681

Where it sits in the Trunajaya rebellion

3 placed engagements of the Trunajaya rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1677 (year precision) to 1677
Place	Surabaya, Indonesia 7.246S, 112.738E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	1,500	Unknown men; 120+ cannons
Commanders	Cornelis Speelman	Trunajaya

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

Nearest engagements

Battle of Surabaya 1945, 1.6 km S
Battle of Gegodog 1676, 62 km NW
Siege of Surakarta 1949, 215 km W
Battle of Gawok 1826, 223 km W
Fall of Plered 1677, 265 km W

In the same war

Before: Battle of Gegodog 13 October 1676
After: Fall of Plered June 1677
All 3 engagements of Trunajaya rebellion

Elsewhere in 1677

Battle of Surabaya (1677) is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 69 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q29043962, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Surabaya (1677), revision 1370274906, 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.