Battle of Ambarawa

Battle of Ambarawa (Palagan Ambarawa)

Part of the Indonesian National Revolution

Date	20 October – 15 December 1945
Location	Ambarawa
Result	Indonesian victory

Belligerents

Indonesia

Netherlands

Commanders and leaders

Col. Soedirman

Brigadier Bethell

Indonesian National Revolution

Bojong Kokosan Surabaya Medan Area Rawagede Semarang Ambarawa Lengkong Bali Bandung Sea of Fire South Sulawesi Palembang Operation Product Madiun Operation Kraai Yogyakarta and Surakarta

The Battle of Ambarawa, or sometimes called Palagan Ambarawa, was a military conflict between Indonesia and Dutch East Indies that occurred between 20 October and 15 December 1945 on Ambarawa.

On 20 October 1945 the allied forces landed on Semarang to capture Japanese prisoners of war. The Netherlands Indies Civil Administration was landed on Semarang, too. This is the problem that made the Indonesians mad and started the conflict with the Allied Forces.