Battle of Lengkong (1826)
| Battle of Lengkong | |||||||
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| Part of the Java War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Dutch East Indies Yogyakarta Sultanate | Javanese rebels | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lt. Haubert † | Sentot Prawirodirdjo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 140 | c. 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 125 killed or captured | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Lengkong took place on 30 July 1826, between the forces of Javanese rebels under Prince Diponegoro and a column of soldiers from the Dutch colonial army and the Yogyakarta Sultanate. The rebels ambushed and destroyed the column, inflicted heavy casualties, and killed a number of Yogyakarta nobles who sided with the Dutch.