Battle of Nanggulon
| Battle of Nanggulon | |||||||
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| Part of the Java War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dutch East Indies | Javanese rebels | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Maj. Bauer Capt. H. V. van Ingen † | Sentot Prawirodirdjo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 400 | c. 1,500 (Dutch claim) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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38 killed/missing 14 wounded | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Nanggulon was an engagement in the Java War between the Dutch colonial forces and rebel forces of Prince Diponegoro, commanded by Sentot Prawirodirdjo, which took place on 28 December 1828. The rebel forces launched an attack on a Dutch detachment close to a newly constructed Dutch fortification, inflicting heavy casualties before being repulsed by another unit.