During the Baisakhi gathering in Amritsar, troops under Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer fired into a trapped crowd that included people attending a festival and people protesting colonial...
Fighting escalated after British forces demanded Indonesian arms and attempted to reassert control. Indonesian fighters defended the proclaimed republic; the battle exposed the colonial assumptions...
British forces launched a major attack on Surabaya. Indonesian resistance and civilian flight caused immense destruction. The battle became a defining symbol of the revolution and of popular...