Hendrik Merkus de Kock

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Hendrik Merkus de Kock was a Dutch general and colonial administrator best known for his leading role in suppressing the Java War in the early 19th-century Dutch East Indies.

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Label Occurrences
Hendrik Merkus de Kock canonical 4
de Kock 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch general
colonial administrator
human
military officer
politician
awardReceived Military Order of William
surface form: Military William Order

Order of the Netherlands Lion
surface form: Order of the Dutch Lion

Order of the Netherlands Lion
conflict Java War
Napoleonic Wars
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Kingdom of the Netherlands
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName Hendrik Merkus de Kock self-linksurface differs
surface form: de Kock
genreOfActivity colonial warfare
counterinsurgency
givenName Hendrik
hasHonorificTitle baron
historicalRegion Dutch East Indies
languageSpoken Dutch
legacy associated with consolidation of Dutch rule in Java
controversial figure in Indonesian historiography
memberOf Dutch nobility
militaryBranch Royal Netherlands Army
militaryRank lieutenant general
name Hendrik Merkus de Kock self-link
nobleTitle Baron de Kock
notableEvent capture of Prince Diponegoro in 1830
notableFor suppression of the Java War
notableWork military campaign against Prince Diponegoro
occupation colonial administrator
general
politician
opponent Prince Diponegoro
partOf Dutch colonial government
surface form: Dutch colonial administration in the East Indies
placeOfActivity Dutch East Indies
Java
Netherlands
politicalAlignment pro-colonial Dutch government
positionHeld Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Minister of Colonies of the Netherlands
commander of Dutch forces in the Java War
member of the Dutch Senate
residence Batavia
The Hague
roleInEvent led Dutch forces to end the Java War

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KNIL notableCommander Hendrik Merkus de Kock
Hendrik Merkus de Kock name Hendrik Merkus de Kock self-link
Hendrik Merkus de Kock familyName Hendrik Merkus de Kock self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: de Kock
Fort de Kock namedAfter Hendrik Merkus de Kock