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1 March General Offensive

1 March General Offensive was a campaign fought in 1949 at Yogyakarta, in what is now Indonesia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Yogyakarta. It was part of the Indonesian National Revolution, which ran from 1945 to 1949. The recorded result: Dutch victory; Both attacks successfully repelled; Eventual withdrawal of Dutch forces on 29 June 1949. Recorded strength: 10,000–22,000 against 2,000–3,000.

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Fought1949
WhereYogyakarta, Indonesia7.800S, 110.391E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeDutch victory; Both attacks successfully repelled; Eventual withdrawal of Dutch forces on 29 June 1949
BelligerentsIndonesiaagainstNetherlands
Casualties and losses~300 soldiers and 53 policemen killedand~170 soldiers and policemen killed and wounded
Part ofIndonesian National Revolution1945 to 1949

Where it sits in the Indonesian National Revolution

Battle of Semarang, 1945Battle of Surabaya, 1945Battle of Ambarawa, 1945Battle of Pagatan, 1946Battle of Petaling, 1946Battle of Medan, 1946South Sulawesi Campaign, 1946Police Actions (Indonesia), 1947Operation Product, 1947Operation Kraai, 19481 March General Offensive, 1949Siege of Surakarta, 1949194519491 March General Offensive, 1949
12 placed engagements of the Indonesian National Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1949 (year precision)
PlaceYogyakarta, Indonesia
7.800S, 110.391E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Strength10,000–22,0002,000–3,000
Casualties and losses~300 soldiers and 53 policemen killed~170 soldiers and policemen killed and wounded
Commanders
  • Dirk Reinhard Adelbert van Langen
1 March General Offensive1 March General OffensiveBattle of Fort VredeburgFall of PleredBattle of LengkongBattle of NanggulonBattle of GawokBattle of NanggulonBattle of GawokSemarangCilacapPakalonganTegalKediriSalatigaPatiMagelang100 km7.800S, 110.391E
Placed at Yogyakarta; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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1 March General Offensive is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5471529, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article General Offensive of 1 March 1949, revision 1370620856, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.