siege, Cold War
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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Where it sits in the Indonesian National Revolution
Record
| Date | 7 August 1949 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Surakarta, Indonesia 7.567S, 110.817E | |
| Kind | Siege, Cold War | |
| Territorial change | Indonesians repulsed, Surakarta is later ceded to Indonesia after 12 November agreement signed | |
| Strength | 14,000–28,000 | 3,000–4,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 400 killed or more; unknown number of non-combatants | 32 soldiers killed; 53 policemen; 47 wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Gawok 1826, 8.2 km SW
- Fall of Plered 1677, 56 km SW
- Battle of Fort Vredeburg 1825, 56 km SW
- Battle of Lengkong 1826, 59 km W
- Battle of Nanggulon 1828, 71 km W
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1949
- Battle of Guningtou People's Republic of China
- Battle of Florina Greece
- Battle of Cao Bang Vietnam
- Battle of Rafah Palestine
- Battle of Dengbu Island China
Siege of Surakarta is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 69 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.