Battle of Siluk
| Battle of Siluk | |||||||
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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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Col. Cochius Bernard Sollewijn Lt. Col. Le Bron de Vexela |
Diponegoro Sentot Prawirodirdjo Prabuningrat † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 1,500 | c. 300 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 54 killed | |||||||
The Battle of Siluk was an engagement at the closing stages of the Java War between rebel forces of Prince Diponegoro, commanded by Sentot Prawirodirdjo, and Dutch colonial forces on 17 September 1829. Dutch forces, pursuing Diponegoro, attempted to surround his force at the village of Siluk, and after a battle, scattered the remnants of the rebel force while failing to capture Diponegoro.