EVENT INFORMATION

16
Mart
1837

Dutch siege of Bonjol begins

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📅 16 Mart 1837 📍

Dutch-led forces began a sustained siege of the Padri stronghold. The army relied heavily on soldiers recruited from elsewhere in the archipelago, making imperial expansion dependent on unequal service by colonized people. The siege devastated local communities.

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Personanan den e suseso aki

Tuanku Imam Bonjol

Andreas Victor Michiels

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Padri movement

Dutch East Indies army