List of wars involving Indonesia
The following is a list of wars involving Indonesia.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Singhasari Kingdom (1222-1292) | |||
Battle of Genter (1221-1222) |
Tumapel Kingdom |
Kediri Kingdom | Victory |
Tumapel-Kediri war (1250) |
Tumapel Kingdom |
Kediri Kingdom | Victory |
Kelana Bhayangkara rebellion (1270) |
Kelana Bhayangkara forces | Victory | |
Mahisa Rangka rebellion (1280) |
Mahisa Rangka forces | Victory | |
Pabali Expedition (1284) |
Victory | ||
Southwest Borneo Expedition (1285) |
Tanjungpura Kingdom | Victory | |
Jayakatwang rebellion (1292) |
Singhasari Kingdom | Jayakatwang forces | Defeat |
Majapahit Empire (1293-1478) | |||
Pamalayu Expedition (1275-1293) |
Singhasari Kingdom |
Melayu Kingdom | Victory |
Mongol invasion of Java (1292-1293) |
Yuan Dynasty |
Yuan Dynasty Kediri Kingdom |
Victory |
Majapahit invasion of Sambas (1294) |
Sambas Kingdom | Victory | |
Ranggalawe rebellion (1295) |
Ranggalawe forces | Victory | |
Lembu Sora rebellion (1300) |
Lembu Sora forces | Victory | |
Battle of Kampar (1301) |
Aru Kingdom | Defeat | |
Majapahit invasion of Nan Sarunai (1309) |
Nan Sarunai Kingdom | Defeat | |
Nambi rebellion (1316) |
Nambi forces | Victory | |
Semi rebellion (1318) |
Semi forces | Victory | |
Ra Kuti rebellion (1319) |
Ra Kuti forces | Victory | |
Bhre Sedang and Keta rebellion (1329-1331) |
Bhre Sedang forces Keta forces |
Victory | |
Majapahit invasion of Nan Sarunai (1339-1341) |
Nan Sarunai Kingdom | Defeat | |
Majapahit invasion of Aru (1340-1345) |
Aru Kingdom | Victory | |
Pabali Expedition (1342-1343) |
Victory | ||
Sumbawa Expedition (1344) |
Taliwang Kingdom Seran Kingdom Alas Kingdom Utan Kingdom Sumbawa Kingdom |
Inconclusive | |
Majapahit invasion of Silo (1345) |
Silo Kingdom | Victory | |
Majapahit invasion of Hatorusan (1345) |
Hatorusan Kingdom | Defeat | |
Majapahit invasion of Pasai (1349-1350) |
Samudera Pasai Sultanate | Victory | |
Majapahit invasion of Temasek (1350) |
Singapura Kingdom | Defeat | |
Malay Peninsula Expedition (1355) |
Langkasuka Kingdom |
Victory | |
Majapahit invasion of Nan Sarunai (1355) |
Nan Sarunai Kingdom | Victory | |
Malayan-Siamese War (1357) |
Langkasuka Kingdom |
Victory | |
Battle of Bubat (1357) |
Sunda Kingdom | Victory | |
Sumbawa Expedition (1357) |
Dompu Kingdom Bima Kingdom Sapi Kingdom Sangiang Kingdom |
Victory | |
Flores Expedition (1357) |
Bajo Kingdom Cibal Kingdom Ngada Kingdom Sikka Kingdom Kerantoka Kingdom |
Victory | |
Majapahit invasion of Marisa (1357) |
Marisa Kingdom | Victory | |
Pantar Expedition (1357) |
Pandai Kingdom Bernusa Kingdom Munaseli Kingdom |
Victory | |
Majapahit invasion Bungabali (1357) |
Bungabali Kingdom | Victory | |
South Sulawesi Expedition (1357) |
Talo Kingdom Bantaeng Kingdom Selayar Kingdom |
Victory | |
Majapahit invasion of Kadali (1357) |
Kadali Kingdom | Victory | |
Sulu Expedition (1365) |
Victory | ||
Battle of Manila (1365) |
Disputed | ||
Battle of Poni (1369) |
Sulu rebels | Victory | |
Palembang rebellion (1377) |
Chinese pirates |
Palembang rebels | Victory |
Kapuas Expedition (1380) |
Sanggau Kingdom Sekadau Kingdom |
Victory | |
Majapahit invasion of Temasek (1398) |
Singapura Kingdom | Victory | |
Paregreg war (1404-1406) |
Blambangan Kingdom | Victory | |
Padang Sibusuk War |
Defeat | ||
Majapahit invasion of Pasai (1409) |
Samudera Pasai Sultanate Ming Dynasty |
Defeat | |
Sudarma Wisuta war (1478) |
Defeat | ||
Demak Sultanate (1478-1554) | |||
Invasion of Malacca (1513) |
Defeat | ||
Demak-Majapahit War (1513) |
Victory | ||
Invasion of Malacca (1521) |
Defeat | ||
Battle of Sunda Kelapa (1527) |
Sunda Kingdom |
Victory | |
Fall of Majapahit (1527) |
Victory | ||
Invasion of Malacca (1550) |
Kalinyamat Sultanate |
Defeat | |
Dutch East India Company (1602-1799) | |||
Malayan-Portuguese war (1511-1641) |
Ming Dynasty |
Victory | |
Sinhalese-Portuguese war (1527-1658) |
Victory | ||
Dutch-Portuguese War (1601-1663) |
Stalemate | ||
Sino-Dutch conflicts (1620s-1670s) |
Chinese pirates |
Ming Dynasty Ming loyalists |
Defeat |
Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands (1621) | Bandanese fighters | Victory | |
Siege of Batavia (1628-1629) |
Victory | ||
Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa (1635-1636) | Mattau natives Bakloan natives Soulang natives Taccariang natives Tevorang natives |
Victory | |
Lamey Island Massacre (1636) | Liuqiu natives | Victory | |
Cambodian-Dutch War (1643-1644) |
Defeat | ||
Guo Huaiyi rebellion (1652) | Taiwanese peoples |
Guo Huaiyi's army | Victory |
First Tondano War (1661-1664) |
Minahasan peoples | Victory | |
Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672-1674) |
Victory | ||
Trunajaya rebellion (1674-1680) |
|
Rebel forces Makassarese fighters Rival claimants |
Victory |
Siamese revolution (1688) | Phetracha army |
Victory | |
Nine Years' War (1688-1697) |
Stalemate | ||
First Javanese War of Succession (1704-1708) | Kartasura Sultanate |
Victory | |
Second Javanese War of Succession (1719-1723) | Rival claimants Rebel Princes |
Victory | |
Batavia Massacre (1740) | Indonesian peoples |
Chinese Indonesian peoples | Victory |
Java War (1741-1743) | Chinese army Javanese army |
Victory | |
Travancore-Dutch War (1741-1757) |
Defeat | ||
Third Javanese War of Succession (1749-1757) | Anti-Dutch rebels | Victory | |
Battle of Penfui (1749) |
Timorese allies |
Topasses Timorese allies |
Victory |
Cirebon War (1753-1773) | Victory | ||
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780-1784) |
Defeat | ||
Dutch East Indies (1800-1945) | |||
Great Cirebon War (1802-1818) |
Cirebonese rebels | Victory | |
Padri War (1803-1837) |
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Victory | |
Second Tondano War (1808-1809) |
Minahasan peoples | Victory | |
First expedition to Palembang (1819) |
Defeat | ||
Second expedition to Palembang (1821) |
Victory | ||
Expedition to the West Coast of Borneo (1823) |
Chinese Indonesian rebels | Victory | |
First Bone War (1824) |
Bone Sultanate | Victory | |
Second Bone War (1825) |
Bone Sultanate | Victory | |
Java War (1825-1830) |
Javanese rebels Chinese mercenaries |
Victory | |
Dutch expedition on the west coast of Sumatra (1831) |
Victory | ||
First Sumatran expedition (1832) |
Kuala Batee Kingdom | Victory | |
Second Sumatran expedition (1838) |
Kuala Batee Kingdom | Victory | |
Dutch intervention in northern Bali (1846) |
Buleleng Kingdom | Victory | |
Dutch intervention in northern Bali (1848) |
Balinese peoples | Defeat | |
Dutch intervention in Bali (1849-1850) |
Lombok Kingdom |
Buleleng Kingdom Jembrana Kingdom Klungkung Kingdom |
Victory |
Palembang Highlands Expeditions (1851-1859) |
Sultan of Palembang forces | Victory | |
Expedition against the Chinese in Montrado (1854-1855) |
Pro-Chinese Indonesian rebels Chinese volunteers |
Victory | |
Nias Expedition (1855-1864) |
Nias peoples | Victory | |
Dutch intervention in Bali (1858) |
Buleleng rebels | Victory | |
Banjarmasin War (1859-1863) |
Victory | ||
Pasoemah Expedition (1864-1868) |
Besemah peoples | Victory | |
Aceh War (1873-1904) |
Acehnese ulama |
Victory | |
Batak War (1878-1907) |
Batak Kingdom | Victory | |
Mandor rebellion (1884-1885) |
Dayak peoples Chinese Indonesian militias |
Victory | |
Jambi uprising (1885) |
Jambinese rebels | Victory | |
Edi Expedition (1890) |
Edi Kingdom | Victory | |
Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem (1894) |
Sasak peoples |
Lombok Kingdom Karangasem Kingdom Sasak peoples |
Victory |
Pedir Expedition (1897-1898) |
Pedir Kingdom | Victory | |
Kerinci Expedition (1903) |
Kerinci peoples | Victory | |
South Sulawesi expedition (1904-1905) |
Bone Sultanate Luwu Kingdom Wajo Kingdom |
Victory | |
Dutch intervention in Bali (1906) |
Badung Kingdom |
Victory | |
Dutch intervention in Bali (1908) |
Balinese rebels |
Victory | |
Dutch East Indies campaign (1941-1942) |
Defeat | ||
Indonesia (1945-Now) | |||
Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies (1942-1945) |
Indonesian rebels |
Inconclusive | |
Indonesian National Revolution (1945-1949) |
Japanese volunteers |
Military defeat, political victory [1][2][3] | |
Madiun Affair (1948) |
People's Democratic Front | Victory | |
Darul Islam rebellion (1949–1962) |
Victory | ||
APRA coup d'état (1950) |
Victory | ||
Makassar Uprising (1950) |
Victory | ||
Invasion of Ambon (1950) |
Victory | ||
PRRI and Permesta rebellion |
Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia |
Victory | |
Congo Crisis (1960–1963) |
Victory | ||
Operation Trikora (1961–1962) |
Victory[5][6] | ||
Papua conflict (1962–ongoing) |
Ongoing | ||
Sarawak Communist Insurgency (1962–1990) |
Victory | ||
Brunei Revolt (1962) |
Defeat | ||
Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation (1963–1966) |
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Defeat | |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands seizes |
Disputed | ||
30 September Movement |
Indonesian militants |
Indecisive | |
Indonesian invasion of East Timor (1975–1976) |
Timorese Popular Democratic Association |
Victory | |
Indonesian occupation of East Timor (1976-1999) |
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Status quo ante bellum | |
Insurgency in Aceh (1976–2005) |
Peaceful conclusion to conflict; Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding | ||
Lord's Resistance Army insurgency (1987-2003) |
Withdrawal | ||
Bosnian War (1992–1995) |
Stalemate | ||
Mota'ain border incident (1999) |
Compromise | ||
War on Terror in Indonesia (2000–ongoing) |
Jamaah Ansharut Daulah Jemaah Islamiyah Laskar Jundullah Islamic Militia |
Ongoing | |
Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa (2002–ongoing) |
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Ongoing |
See also
References
- Reid, Anthony (1974). The Indonesian National Revolution 1945–1950. Melbourne: Longman. p. 152. ISBN 0-582-71046-4.
- Vickers, Adrian (2005). A History of Modern Indonesia. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 115.
- Friend, Theodore (2003). Indonesian Destinies. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-674-01834-6.
- J.D. Legge, 402
- Platje, Wies (2001). "Dutch Sigint and the Conflict with Indonesia 1950–62". Intelligence and National Security. 16 (1): 285–312. doi:10.1080/714002840.
- Soedjati Djiwandono, Konfrontasi Revisited, p. 135.