Battle of Surabaya (1677)

Battle of Surabaya
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
Date4–13 May 1677
Location
Surabaya (in today's East Java, Indonesia)
Result VOC victory
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.

  1. ^ Ricklefs 1993, p. 35.
  2. ^ Ricklefs 1993, p. 39.