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Indonesian National Revolution: Following the killing of Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby on 30 October, British forces retaliated by attacking Surabaya.
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1945–49 Indonesian conflict and diplomatic struggle against Dutch rule
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Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby
British Indian Army officer (1899–1945)
Brigadier Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby CIE OBE was a British Indian Army officer who was killed in a shootout during the Battle of Surabaya in what was then the newly proclaimed as independent Republic of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution. At the time of his…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Surabaya
Battle between British and Indonesian forces
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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)