Battle of Ciseupan

Battle of Ciseupan
Part of Indonesian National Revolution

Indonesian soldiers in Ciseupan
Date5 February 1949
Location
Ciseupan, Subang, West Java
Result Indonesian victory
Belligerents
 Indonesia  Netherlands
Commanders and leaders
Indonesia Maj. Engkong Darsono Unknown
Units involved
Royal Netherlands Army
Strength
1,500 Unknown
Casualties and losses
5 killed
3 severely wounded
41 killed
Equipment loss
  • 3 brens captured
    bren ammunitions captured
    2 mortars captured
    16 mortar rounds captured
    48 stens captured
2 civilian killed
2 civilian wounded
2 buffaloes killed

The Battle of Ciseupan (Indonesian: Pertempuran Ciseupan) was a clash between Indonesian nationalists from the Siliwangi Division and Dutch forces. The Dutch launched an attack on the village of Ciseupan, West Java, Indonesia with the objective of ambushing the Indonesian nationalists that were resting in the village during their long march.


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