The second KNIL attack on Jagaraga occurred on the 15th of April 1849. Supported by artillery the KNIL assaulted the fortress. Fighting lasted into the evening and next day with the result that by 1100 on the 16th April Jagaraga had fallen. Unfortunately for the Dutch Gusti Ketut Jelantik and the princes of Buleleng and Karangasem with many of their warriors were able to escape to Karangasem [see map] in the hope of carrying on guerilla warfare. Casualties for the Dutch are reported to have been significant, however, the exact numbers, as with the numbers of for the much heavier Balinese losses remain ambiguous. One indication that the losses may have been heavy for the Balinese is that today this battle is known as the "Puputan" [mass sacrificial slaughter] of Jagaraga. One positive outcome for the KNIL was that when Jagaraga fell the Prime Minister of Karangasem and many of his supporters defected to the Dutch.

To compensate for losses and detachments the Dutch secured the services of 4000 auxiliaries from the island of Lombok [immediately to the East of Bali] and unleashed them on Karangasem were they looted and burned the royal palace of the Karangsem.

With their preferred escape routes through the mountains blocked by warriors of the Prince of Bangli and the Lombok auxiliaries exacting bloody reprisals the plight of the defeated Balinese became desperate. It was during this time that Lombok auxiliaries caught and killed Gusti Ketut Jelantik and his son as well as the Prince of Buleleng. With the death of Gusti Ketut Jelantik the KNIL's most effective military opponent had been eliminated. Despite this favorable turn of events for the Dutch the campaign was not yet over, as the politically and spiritually important Dewar Agung of Klungkung still remained at war with the Dutch.

Dutch Colonial Campaigns in Bali 1846-1849

The First Buleleng War 1846
The Second Buleleng War 1848 - 1849
First Battle at Jagaraga 9th June 1848
Second Battle at Jagaraga 15th-16th April 1849
The Fight for the "Bat Cave": Kumbasa and Beyond
Balinese Warriors and Weapons
Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger, KNIL (Royal Dutch East Indies Army)