THE KINGDOM OF GOWA MAKASSAR SEEPS BUTON
THE KINGDOM OF GOWA MAKASSAR SEEPS BUTON Not long after hearing the valid news that the Kingdom of Buton was hiding Arung Palaka, Sultan Hassanudin Gowa decided to invade Buton. The Gowa Makasar Kingdom invaded Buton assisted by its allies (Keroyokan), the army they sent numbered 15,000 soldiers. As a kingdom that was strong and had strong defensive fortifications, Buton had anticipated this attack, as a result the Gowa Makasar army which wanted to conquer Buton was not very important, they were unable to conquer Buton for weeks. When the Gowa troops were exhausted during the siege, the Arungpalaka troops and their VOC allies came to help Buton, in that war the Gowa Makassar troops were expelled from Buton