Palembang Massacre
| Palembang massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of British expedition to Palembang | |
Location of the massacre | |
| Location | Palembang Sultanate, modern day South Sumatra |
| Date | September 14 1811 |
| Target | Dutch garrison/lodge |
Attack type | Execution likely by firing squad |
| Weapons | British Brown Bess musket |
| Deaths | 87 lodgers |
| Perpetrators | Palembang Sultanate |
The Palembang Massacre or Sungai Aur Incident was a series of attacks and mass killings of Dutch lodge residents in the Sultanate of Palembang on 18 September 1811. The massacre was carried out by a group of nobles from the Sultanate of Palembang.