Battle of Gawok
| Battle of Gawok | |||||||
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| Part of the Java War | |||||||
Dutch drawing of the battle, c. 1900 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Dutch East Indies Surakarta Sunanate | Javanese rebels | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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J. J. van Geen Frans David Cochius J. Le Bron de Vexela |
Sentot Prawirodirdjo Diponegoro (WIA) Kyai Maja | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 1,500 | c. 4,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Gawok took place on 15 October 1826 during the Java War between rebels under Prince Diponegoro and the Dutch colonial army. The battle took place near the village of Gawok, west of the city of Surakarta. Diponegoro's army, which had previously defeated Dutch columns on its march from Yogyakarta, intended to attack the Dutch military headquarters at Surakarta. The rebels were soundly defeated, which lost them their numerical superiority and therefore turned the tide of the war. After the battle, the rebels shifted to a guerrilla warfare strategy.