Thomas Matulessy, known as Pattimura, led revolt against Dutch restoration in Maluku. Resistance opposed renewed colonial demands, forced deliveries, and loss of local autonomy. Indonesian public...
Insurgents seized Fort Duurstede and killed its Dutch garrison. The attack showed that Dutch authority remained contested after the 1816 restoration. Dutch records cast the revolt as disorder;...
Dutch authorities executed Pattimura after suppressing the uprising. Executions and punitive force aimed to restore colonial controls over local labor and trade. His death did not extinguish...
