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Battle of Ambarawa | |||||||||
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Part of the Indonesian National Revolution | |||||||||
British forces in Ambarawa set a village ablaze in retaliation for harboring Indonesian nationalists, 1945. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Indonesia |
Supported by: NICA | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Col. Soedirman (Leader of People's Security Army, Division V/Banyumas) Lt. Col. Isdiman † Lt. Col. Gatot Subroto (Division V/Purwokerto) Lt. Col. M. Sarbini (Central Kedu Regiment) Maj. Sarjono (Battalion VIII Division III/Surabaya) Maj. Soeharto (Battalion X Division IX/Yogyakarta) | Brigadier R. G. Bethell | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
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Strength | |||||||||
10,000+ | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
2,000 killed[1] | 100 killed |
The Battle of Ambarawa (Indonesian: Palagan Ambarawa) took place between the recently created Indonesian Army and the British Army that occurred between 20 October and 15 December 1945 in Ambarawa, Indonesia.
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