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=== Siege of Semarang and Dutch losses ===

[[File:Semarang, 1741.jpg|thumb|300px|A map showing the situation in Semarang. The fort (center) was surrounded by Chinese and Javanese troops.]]

The Chinese from Tanjung soon reached Semarang and laid siege, assisted by the troops previously sent to destroy them.{{sfn|Raffles|1830|p=240}}{{sfn|Setiono|2008|p=145}} Visscher, fearing that his troops would not be enough, requested reinforcements from {{nowrap|Pakubuwono II}}.{{sfn|Setiono|2008|p=145}} {{nowrap|Pakubuwono II}} agreed to send an artillery unit, but it was secretly intended to reinforce the Chinese.{{sfn|Setiono|2008|p=145}} With expeditions from the Chinese and Javanese reaching the city walls, in early June Visscher ordered a retaliatory expedition, totalling 46 Europeans and 146 Indonesians and assisted by Javanese troops under the Governor of Semarang Dipati Sastrawijaya. This expedition was sent against the Chinese and Javanese gathering outside the hills of Bergota.{{sfn|Ricklefs|1983|p=272}}{{sfn|Setiono|2008|p=146}} Outside the walls, the Javanese soon deserted after spoiling the available artillery provisions, with the other native groups abandoning the expedition upon first contact with the Chinese.{{sfn|Ricklefs|1983|p=272}} After killing several Chinese, the Dutch soldiers returned to the fortress.{{sfn|Setiono|2008|p=146}}