Lengkong incident
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TheLengkong incidentwas an incident that occurred on 25 January 1946, where cadets from the newly formedIndonesian Military Academyand Japanese soldiers unexpectedly engaged in combat.
Events
[edit]In the afternoon of 25 January 1946, a group of newly enrolledIndonesian Military Academycadets in Tangerang led by MajorDaan Mogotwent to a Japanese base in Lengkong, in what is todaySouth Tangerang,in order to discuss disarmament of the Japanese troops and acquire their weapons.[1]The negotiations, which began with the transfer of someGurkhaprisoners of war, initially went well and the cadets began collecting the weapons, when a shot was fired – the culprit was unknown, with an account describing one of the Gurkhas having accidentally fired the weapon and another describing one of the cadets' weaponsfiring accidentally.[2]
After the shot, Japanese soldiers retook the seized weapons and began attacking the cadets.[3]In the ensuing shootout, 33 cadets and 3 of their officers, including Daan Mogot, were killed.[4]TheIndonesian Armylater threatened to send in soldiers to Lengkong, prompting the Japanese garrison to surrender.[2]
Aftermath
[edit]The dead cadets and officers were buried in a nearby forest, though they were later reburied on a plot of land near Tangerang's regimental headquarters, and the burial site is today known as the Cadet Heroes' Cemetery (Indonesian:Taman Makam Pahlawan Taruna).[3]A monument was erected at the site of the incident in 1993, and in 2005Army Chief of StaffRyamizard Ryacuduset 25 January, the date of the incident, as a commemoration day for the Military Academy.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"Peristiwa Lengkong, Semangat Pemuda yang Tak Pernah Mati".KOMPAS.com(in Indonesian). 15 August 2016.Retrieved2 December2019.
- ^ab"Peristiwa Lengkong, Gugurnya Mayor Daan Mogot".KOMPAS.com(in Indonesian). 10 November 2015.Retrieved2 December2019.
- ^ab"Kematian Daan Mogot dan Sejarah Pertempuran Lengkong".tirto.id(in Indonesian). 25 January 2019.Retrieved2 December2019.