Siege of Batavia

Siege of Batavia
	; Siege of Batavia by Sultan Agung in 1628
Date	1628 – 1629
Location	Java7.4916°S 110.0044°E
Result	Dutch decisive victory; The Mataram siege repelled
Belligerents
Sultanate of Mataram	Dutch East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Sultan Agung of Mataram; Marquess Bahureksa †	Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Strength
10,000 (first siege) ; 14,000 (second siege)	500–800 including foreign mercenaries from Japan, China, India, Africa, the Moluccas, Celebes, and Java (first siege) ; ? (second siege)
Casualties and losses
more than 5,000	small amount

The siege of Batavia was a military campaign led by Sultan Agung of Mataram to capture the Dutch port-settlement of Batavia in Java. The first attempt was launched in 1628, and the second in 1629; both were unsuccessful.

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