Sambas expeditions

Sambas expeditions
Part of French and British interregnum in the Dutch East Indies and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date
  • First expedition: October 1812
  • Second expedition: 23–28 June 1813
Location
Sambas, Borneo
1°21′42″N 109°18′54″E / 1.3617°N 109.315°E / 1.3617; 109.315
Result First expedition: Sambas victory
Second expedition: British victory
Belligerents
Sultanate of Sambas United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Abu Bakar Taj ud-din I
Pangeran Anom
Strength
c. 1,000 First expedition:
1 frigate, 2 sloops
~100 troops
Second expedition:
4 frigates, 10 sloops
1,300–1,400 troops
Casualties and losses
150 killed (2nd expedition)
67 guns captured		 7–8 killed (2nd expedition)
59 wounded

In 1812 and 1813, the British colonial government in Java sent two military expeditions against the Sultanate of Sambas in modern West Borneo, with the first expedition being forced to retreat while the second expedition succeeded in capturing the town of Sambas. The expeditions were launched with the intent of suppressing pirate activity operating from Sambas, led by son of the Sultan Pangeran Anom. Although defeated, the Sultan of Sambas would reach a settlement with the British shortly after, with the Sultanate retaining its status. Pangeran Anom would also be pardoned by the British and later became sultan.

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