Battles of Mount Pamaton

The Battles of Mount Pamaton consisted of two fierce engagements between the Sultanate of Banjar and the Dutch colonial empire on Pamaton mountain in Borneo.

Battles of Mount Pamaton
Part of Banjarmasin War
Date 19 June 1861 – 2 March 1862 (1861-06-19 – 1862-03-02) (8 months, 1 week and 4 days) Location Sultanate of Banjar, Borneo Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Sultanate of Banjar	Dutch Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hidayatullah II  Demang Lehman Tumenggung Gamar Raksapati Kiai Cakrawati	Mayor Koch Lieutenant Grimm †
Strength
5,400+	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Background

On June 1861, the Banjarmasin forces, under the command of Hidayatullah, were on Mount Pamaton. The Dutch planned to attack Pamaton. After that, they countered the attack on Martapura by Hidayatullah and also captured the fort on Martapura which was used by Banjar forces.^[1]

Battles

The Banjarmasin had come to Pamaton Mountain where they were welcomed by the native people on the mountain and planned to attack Dutch, but the plan was leaked to Dutch and the Dutch prepared to attack them instead.^[2]

The attack occurred on the fort of Pamaton, where the Dutch had many soldiers and weapons to attack. But the attack failed, and many commanders were killed or wounded. This attack resulted in a loss for the Dutch and a Banjarmasin victory.^[3][4]