KNIL
E155653
KNIL was the colonial army of the Netherlands in the Dutch East Indies, active from the 19th century until Indonesian independence after World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KNIL canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial army
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Dutch monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Crown
|
| conflict |
Aceh War
ⓘ
Bali campaigns ⓘ Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ Dutch East Indies campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies
Java War ⓘ Padri War ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in the Pacific
|
| country | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| demobilizationProcess |
integration of some troops into Indonesian forces
ⓘ
transfer of personnel to the Netherlands ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing |
Indonesian National Revolution
ⓘ
Indonesian independence ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Royal Netherlands Army
ⓘ
Royal Netherlands Navy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1950 ⓘ |
| equipmentSupplier | Dutch arms industry ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Batavia ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Batavia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | army ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Hendrik Merkus de Kock
ⓘ
Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz ⓘ Simon Hendrik Spoor ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
capitulation to Japan in 1942
ⓘ
police actions in Indonesia (1947–1949) ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armed Forces of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Armed Forces
|
| primaryRole |
colonial defense
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Ambonese soldiers
ⓘ
European population in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ Indigenous Indonesian population ⓘ Javanese soldiers ⓘ Menadonese soldiers ⓘ Sundanese soldiers ⓘ Timorese soldiers ⓘ |
| startTime | 1814 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Aceh War atrocities debates
ⓘ
postcolonial historical research ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| successor | Indonesian National Armed Forces ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.