Yogyakarta and Surakarta Offensive

Yogyakarta and Surakarta Offensive
	Part of the Indonesian National Revolution
Date	1 March and 7 August 1949
Location	Yogyakarta and Surakarta
Result	Indonesian victory
Belligerents
Tentara Nasional Indonesia	Korps Speciale Troepen (RST); Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant General Soedirman; Colonel Bambang Soegeng; Colonel Gatot Subroto; Lieutenant Colonel Suharto; Lieutenant Colonel Slamet Riyadi; Major Slamet Achmadi	Major General Dirk Reinhard Adelbert van Langen; Major General Dirk Cornelis Buurman van Vreeden; Major General Meyer; Lieutenant Colonel J.M. v/d Berge ; Lieutenant Colonel Johannes Borghouts
Strength
20,000–40,000	2,000–3,000 Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands East Indies Army; 325 KST troops
Casualties and losses
~700 soldiers and policemen killed; unknown number of non-combatants	~300 killed and wounded

The Yogyakarta and Surakarta Offensive (Indonesian: Serangan Yogyakarta dan Surakarta) were two major offensives during the Indonesian National Revolution. The offensive started with General Offensive of 1 March 1949 and the Siege of Surakarta. Each proved a major boast for the morale of the TNI despite defeats in both actions.

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