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Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, on the island of Java.
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Trunajaya rebellion
1674–80 failed revolt in Java
The Trunajaya Rebellion or Trunajaya War was the ultimately unsuccessful rebellion waged during the 1670s by the Madurese prince Trunajaya and fighters from Makassar against the Mataram Sultanate and its Dutch East India Company (VOC) supporters in Java.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dutch East India Company
1602–1799 Dutch trading company
The United East India Company, commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world. Established on 20 March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies, it was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cornelis Speelman
Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (1628–1684)
Cornelis Janszoon Speelman was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1681 to 1684.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Surabaya (1677)
Battle during the Trunajaya rebellion
The Battle of Surabaya was fought in May 1677 during the Trunajaya rebellion, in which the Dutch East India Company defeated the forces of Trunajaya and took Surabaya on behalf of its ally, the Mataram Sultanate.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Surabaya
City and capital of East Java, Indonesia
Surabaya is the capital city of East Java province and the second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strait, it is one of the earliest port cities in Southeast Asia. According to the National Development…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Java
Region and island in Indonesia
Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people in mid 2024, projected to rise to 158 million at mid 2025, Java is the world's most populous island,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)