Battle of Surabaya | |||||||
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Part of the Trunajaya rebellion | |||||||
VOC's military campaign during Battle of Surabaya, followed by Trunajaya's forces retreat to Kediri after defeat in Surabaya by VOC | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch East India Company (VOC) | Forces of Trunajaya | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Cornelis Speelman | Trunajaya | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500[1] |
Unknown men 120+ cannons[2] |
The Battle of Surabaya was fought in May 1677 during the Trunajaya rebellion, in which the Dutch East India Company (known by its Dutch acronym "VOC") defeated the forces of Trunajaya and took Surabaya on behalf of its ally, the Mataram Sultanate.