Battle of Bojong Kokosan
| Battle of Bojong Kokosan | |||||||
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| Part of Indonesian National Revolution | |||||||
Diorama showing TKR forces ambushing British soldiers from the edge of a cliff | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Indonesia | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Edi Sukardi | AJF Doulton | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Royal Air Force | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
Thousands of Gurkha troops Dozens of tanks, armoured wagons, steel tanks, mortars, and machine guns. | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 73 killed (Cibadak bombing) |
100 killed 100 were seriously injured 30 surrendered | ||||||
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Hundred of civilians killed or injured. Hundred of houses destroyed. | |||||||
The Battle of Bojong Kokosan (Indonesian: Pertempuran Bojong Kokosan) was fought on 9-12 December 1945 in the Sukabumi Regency of West Java as a part of the Indonesian National Revolution, when a British army convoy carrying prisoners of war and internees to Bandung was ambushed by local Indonesian freedom fighters near Cicurug. The conflict is considered one of the first instances of de facto recognition of the Republic of Indonesia by the Western Allies, as the convoy's negotiator was able to successfully secure safe passage to Bandung on the 12th.