Historical Organization
Dutch colonial army
Dutch colonial army
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Organization Timeline
British troops capture Fort Cornelis
đź“… 26 August 1811British forces captured Fort Cornelis, breaking the main defensive position of the Dutch-French colonial army on Java. The battle opened the way to British occupation; European military accounts often...
Dutch forces seize Diponegoro during negotiations
đź“… 28 March 1830De Kock arrested Diponegoro after inviting him to negotiate under assurances of safe conduct. His capture ended the organized phase of the Java War and enabled more direct Dutch control. Indonesian...
Dutch troops are ambushed during the Lombok campaign
📅 25 August 1894Balinese forces ambushed the Dutch expedition in what Dutch sources called the “betrayal of Lombok.” That label casts an invasion as Dutch victimhood. The episode followed Dutch intervention in...
Dutch forces begin military operations to capture Mataram
đź“… 4 September 1894After the August ambush, Dutch forces opened a major campaign against Mataram. Dutch accounts cast the operation as restoring order, while it advanced colonial control over Lombok and led to severe...
Raja of Lombok surrenders after the colonial assault
📅 20 November 1894The ruler of Mataram surrendered after Dutch attacks. Dutch forces seized gold, manuscripts, weapons, and ceremonial objects. The “Lombok treasure” later entered Dutch museums as war booty, showing...
Badung puputan resists Dutch invasion
đź“… 20 September 1906The rulers and residents of Badung marched from the palace in a final act of resistance and were shot by Dutch forces. The event, remembered as the puputan, should not be reduced to a story of...
Klungkung puputan ends the last Balinese kingdom’s independence
đź“… 28 April 1908Dewa Agung Jambe and followers resisted Dutch troops at Klungkung. The ruler and many members of the court were killed; the Dutch then established direct colonial authority. The event marked conquest,...