Skirmish at Tegalreja

Significance

The skirmish at Tegalreja was the opening event of the Java War. A Dutch–Yogyakartan force moved against Prince Diponegoro's estate in an attempt to arrest him and suppress a rebellion before it could take hold, the underlying tension having been aggravated by a government road project. The force failed to capture Diponegoro, who escaped to Selarong. That escape allowed Diponegoro to launch the Java War, which would continue for five years and become one of the most significant anti-colonial conflicts in the history of the Dutch East Indies.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (1)