Bandung as Sea of Fire

Bandung as Sea of Fire was a fire that occurred in the city of Bandung on March 24,
1946. Within seven hours, about 200,000 residents of Bandung burned their homes.

British troops as part of the Brigade MacDonald arrived in Bandung on October 12,
1945. Bandung was deliberately burned by TRI and local people. There were black
smoke billowing high into the air everywhere. The British Army began to attack so
fierce. The greatest battle happened in the Village name Dayeuh Kolot, in South
Bandung, where there were a large ammunition depot belonging to British. In this battle,
Barisan Rakyat Indonesia destroyed the ammunition depot.

The strategy to fire Bandung was considered because the power of TRI and people’s
militia was not comparable to the British forces and NICA. This incident inspired to
create the famous song “Halo, Halo Bandung”.

Recount Text Peristiwa Sejarah Bandung as Sea of Fire

Bandung lautan api adalah kebakaran yang terjadi di kota Bandung pada tanggal 24
Maret 1946. Dalam waktu tujuh jam, sekitar 200.000 warga Bandung membakar rumah
mereka.
Pasukan Inggris sebagai bagian dari Brigade MacDonald tiba di Bandung pada 12
Oktober 1945. Bandung memang sengaja dibakar oleh TRI dan masyarakat setempat.
Ada asap hitam mengepul tinggi ke udara di mana-mana. Tentara Inggris mulai
menyerang dengan sangat sengit. Pertarungan terbesar terjadi pada nama desa
Dayeuh Kolot, di Bandung Selatan, dimana terdapat sebuah gudang amunisi besar
milik Inggris. Dalam pertempuran ini, Barisan Rakyat Indonesia menghancurkan depot
amunisi.
Strategi untuk menghanguskan Bandung dianggap perlu karena kekuatan TRI dan
milisi rakyat tidak sebanding dengan pasukan Inggris dan NICA. Kejadian ini terinspirasi
untuk menciptakan lagu terkenal “Halo, Halo Bandung”.
2. Proclamation of Indonesian Independence
The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence was read at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 17
August 1945.
The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed resistance of the
Indonesian National Revolution, fighting against the forces of the Netherlands and pro-
Dutch civilians, until the latter officially acknowledged Indonesia’s independence in
1949. The Netherlands declared that they had decided to accept de facto 17 August
1945 as Indonesia’s independence date. The United Nations, who mediated in the
conflict, formally acknowledge the date of independence as 27 December 1949.
The document was signed by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta, who were appointed
president and vice-president respectively the following day.

Arti Contoh Recount Text Peristiwa Sejarah Proclamation of Indonesian

Independence
Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia dibaca pukul 10.00 pagi pada hari Jumat, 17
Agustus 1945.
Deklarasi tersebut menandai dimulainya perlawanan diplomatik dan bersenjata dari
Revolusi Nasional Indonesia, melawan kekuatan Belanda dan warga sipil pro-Belanda,
sampai yang terakhir tersebut secara resmi mengakui kemerdekaan Indonesia pada
tahun 1949. Belanda menyatakan bahwa mereka telah memutuskan untuk menerima
facto 17 Agustus 1945 sebagai tanggal kemerdekaan Indonesia. Perserikatan Bangsa-
Bangsa, yang dimediasi dalam konflik, secara formal mengakui tanggal kemerdekaan
pada tanggal 27 Desember 1949.

Dokumen tersebut ditandatangani oleh Sukarno dan Mohammad Hatta, yang ditunjuk
sebagai presiden dan wakil presiden pada keesokan harinya.

3. Battle of Surabaya
The Battle of Surabaya was fought between pro-independence Indonesian soldiers and
militia against British and British Indian troops as a part of the Indonesian National
Revolution.

The peak of the battle was in November 1945. The battle was the heaviest single battle
of the revolution and became a national symbol of Indonesian resistance. Fighting
broke out on 30 October after the British commander, Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby was
killed in a skirmish. Although the Colonial forces largely captured the city in three days,
the poorly armed Republicans fought for three weeks, and thousands died as the
population fled to the countryside.

The battle and defence mounted by the Indonesians galvanised the nation in support of
independence and helped garner international attention. For the Dutch, it removed any
doubt that the Republic was not simply a gang of collaborators without popular support.
It also had the effect of convincing Britain that wisdom lay on the side of neutrality in the
revolution; within a few years, in fact, Britain would support the Republican cause in the
United Nations.

The Battle on Nopember 10, 1945

The Battle of Surabaya was fought between pro-independence Indonesian
soldiers and militia against British and British Indian troops as a part of the
Indonesian National Revolution.
On 27 October 1945, a British plane from Jakarta dropped leaflets over Surabaya
urging all Indonesian troops and militia to surrender their weapons. The leaders
of the Indonesian troops and militia were angered, seeing it as a breaking of the
agreement reached with Mallaby earlier.
Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby, the British brigade commander in Surabaya, was
travelling about Surabaya to spread the news about the new agreement to his
troops. Shortly after that, Mallaby was shot and killed. That made Lieutenant
General Sir Philip Christison was angered .
At dawn on 10 November, British troops began a methodical advance through the
city under the cover of naval and air bombardment. Fighting was heavy, with
British troops clearing buildings room by room.
The battle was the heaviest single battle of the revolution and became a national
symbol of Indonesian resistance. Considered a heroic effort by Indonesians, the
battle helped galvanise Indonesian and international support for Indonesian
independence.
It was a day now commemorated in Indonesia as Heroes’ Day.