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| Battle of Bojong Kokosan | |||||||
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| Part of Indonesian National Revolution | |||||||
 British troops at Bojong Kokosan | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Indonesia |
 United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Edi Sukardi |
AJF Doulton | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Royal Gurkha Rifles Royal Air Force | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
Thousands of Gurkha troops Dozens of tanks, armoured wagons, steel tanks, mortars, and machine guns.[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 73 killed[1] |
100 killed[2] 100 were seriously injured 30 surrendered[1] | ||||||
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Hundred of civilians killed or injured.[3] Hundred of houses destroyed.[3] | |||||||
The Battle of Bojong Kokosan was fought on 9-12 December 1945 in the Sukabumi Regency of West Java as a part of the Indonesian National Revolution, when a British army convoy carrying prisoners of war and internees to Bandung was ambushed by local Indonesian freedom fighters near Cicurug. The conflict is considered one of the first instances of de facto recognition of the Republic of Indonesia by the Western Allies, as the convoy's negotiator was able to successfully secure safe passage to Bandung on the 12th.[4]
- ^ a b c d Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan Provinsi Jawa Barat (19 December 2011). "Situs Museum Palagan Bojong Kokosan" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ Sulasman (December 2012). "The Role Of Civil Society In The War Of Indonesia Independence: A Case Study In The Battle Against The Allied Forces In Sukabumi 1945-1946". International Journal of History Education. XIII (2): 247–262. doi:10.17509/historia.v13i2.6215.
- ^ a b Iwan Sumatri. ""73 Pejuang Bojong Kokosan" Pahlawan Sukabumi yang terlupakan" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Palagan Bojongkokosan, Heroisme di Sukabumi yang Menyulut Lautan Api di Bandung". Direktorat Pelindungan Kebudayaan (in Indonesian). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2024.