Siege of Batavia

Siege of Batavia
Part of Dutch–Mataram conflicts

Siege of Batavia by Sultan Agung in 1628
Date22 August 1628 – September 1629
Location
Batavia (present-day Jakarta)
7°29′30″S 110°00′16″E / 7.4916°S 110.0044°E / -7.4916; 110.0044
Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Sultanate of Mataram Dutch East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Sultan Agung
Bahureksa Executed
Prince Mandurareja Executed
Adipati Ukur
Adipati Juminah
Jan Pieterszoon Coen #
Strength
10,000 (first siege)
14,000 (second siege)
500–800[a] (first siege)
unknown (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 western Java. The first attempt was launched in 1628, and the second in 1629; both were unsuccessful.[1]


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  1. ^ "Coen, Jan Pieterszoon". Library Index. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

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