Saleh returned to Java in 1851 after a lengthy period studying in Europe, during which he had claimed a familial relationship to the guerrilla and protested his treatment at the hands of the Dutch colonial administration.
Saleh pulang ke Jawa pada 1851 setelah lama belajar di Eropa, dimana ia mengklaim hubungan kekeluargaannya dengan kalangan gerilya dan menentang tindakan dari pemerintah kolonial Belanda.