Mataram sieges of Batavia

Timeline

1. 1628Mataram court and Batavia · JavaThe lord of Tegal proposed conditional peace terms to the VOC, which were rejected. Agung then divided his forces by sea and land: Bahureksa led ships carrying grain and livestock first, followed by Mandurareja's army, planning to land under the pretext of trade and then attack the bastions.
2. 1628Batavia · JakartaMataram forces blockaded the roads south and west of the city and tried to cut off the Ciliwung River. Governor Coen bombarded the landing troops and burned bamboo houses outside the city to clear cover. The besieging army's supplies failed, and it withdrew at year's end. Agung executed Bahureksa and Mandurareja as a warning to others.
3. 1629Kalang · JavaAgung had pre-stored rice in West Java for the second expedition. After the VOC learned of it, it sent troops to burn the granaries, so the Mataram forces arriving later faced famine from the start. Dipati Ukur of Priangan, short of supplies, attacked early and fell out with the main force that followed.
4. 1629Batavia and the Mataram camp in the southern suburbs · JakartaMataram forces camped south of the city, polluted the river, and cholera and malaria spread in Batavia. Governor Coen died of illness on September 21, but the bastions still held. Discord broke out among the besiegers; Dipati Ukur withdrew and defected to Mataram. Supply shortages and disease forced the rest to retreat, and Agung never again shook the VOC headquarters.