Siege of Batavia

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Siege of Batavia
Siege of Batavia by Sultan Agung in 1628
Date 1628 – 1629 Location Java 7°29′30″S 110°00′16″E / 7.4916°S 110.0044°E / -7.4916; 110.0044 Result Dutch decisive victory Mataram expansion ended
Belligerents
Sultanate of Mataram	Dutch East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Sultan Agung of Mataram Marquess Bahureksa †	Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Strength
10,000 (first siege) 14,000 (second siege)	500–800 including foreign mercenaries from Japan, China, India, Africa, the Moluccas, Celebes, and Java (first siege)  ? (second siege)
Casualties and losses
more than 5,000	small amount

The siege of Batavia was a military campaign led by Sultan Agung of Mataram to capture the Dutch port-settlement of Batavia in Java. The first attempt was launched in 1628, and the second in 1629; both were unsuccessful.^[1]