Draft:Battle of Bojong Kokosan

Battle of Bojong Kokosan
	Part of Indonesian National Revolution
Date	9 December 1945
Location	Sukabumi, West Java
Result	Indonesian victory
Belligerents
Indonesia	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Edi Sukardi	AJF Doulton
Casualties and losses
73 People's Security Army (TKR) killed	80 British soldiers killed

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Battle of Bojong Kokosan or (Indonesian: Pertempuran Bojong Kokosan) was a battle that occurred when a convoy of British soldiers (Allies) who were about to strengthen their troops in Bandung was ambushed by Indonesian fighters in Bojong Kokosan, Parung Kuda, Sukabumi.

Ambush

The news received by the fighters stated that the Allied troops heading for Bandung 'only' consisted of hundreds of people accompanied by several armored vehicles and modern weaponry. At around 15.00, the vehicle guarding the Allied convoy was trapped in a hole prepared by fighters on a road flanked by two cliffs in the Bojong Kokosan area, the highway between Bogor-Sukabumi. Using a hit and run strategy, this fierce battle lasted for about two hours, before the Allied troops were finally able to continue their journey, even though gunfire was still going on along the way. The villages around this abandoned battle arena were then bombarded by the Royal Air Force.

Casualties

The ambush by soldiers escorted by several Stuart-type armored vehicles killed 50 British soldiers and injured hundreds of others, while 30 others were missing. The large number of British casualties sparked debate in the British Parliament and attracted world attention.

Hari Juang Siliwangi

Since 2004, the battle that occurred on December 9 1945 has been commemorated as Siliwangi Fighting Day or (Indonesian: Hari Juang Siliwangi.)