Battle of Surabaya

October 27 โ€“ November 20, 1945 · Surabaya

Result British victory

British and British Indian troops fought Indonesian nationalist militia in the port city of Surabaya during the Indonesian revolution. Britain took the city after heavy casualties, but the resistance became a national symbol.

Indonesia

Netherlands

Strength and losses

Strength
30,000
Deaths
295โ€“2,000
Tanks
c. 48
Aircraft
24