First Aceh Expedition

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The First Aceh Expedition was a 19th-century Dutch military campaign launched to subdue the Sultanate of Aceh in northern Sumatra, marking the opening stage of the protracted Aceh War.

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First Aceh Expedition canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch colonial military expedition
military campaign
belligerent Kingdom of the Netherlands
Aceh Sultanate
surface form: Sultanate of Aceh
conflict Aceh War
conflictTheater Strait of Malacca
surface form: Malacca Strait region

Sumatra
conflictType colonial war campaign
countryInvolved Dutch East Indies
Netherlands
describedAs opening stage of the protracted Aceh War
endTime 1873
followedBy Second Aceh Expedition
hasCause Dutch attempt to establish control over Aceh
Dutch desire to secure trade routes in the Malacca Strait
concern over Aceh’s foreign relations with other powers
hasConsequence escalation of Dutch–Acehnese conflict
initiation of a long guerrilla war in Aceh
need for a second, larger Dutch expedition
hasTopic Dutch colonialism in Indonesia
resistance to colonial rule in Southeast Asia
historicalPeriod 19th century
historicalRegion Dutch East Indies
involves Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Royal Netherlands Navy
location Aceh
northern Sumatra
militaryObjective occupation of key Acehnese positions
subjugation of the Sultanate of Aceh
notableFor beginning of decades-long Aceh War
underestimation of Acehnese resistance by Dutch authorities
opponent Acehnese forces
Sultanate of Aceh military
partOf Aceh War
Dutch conquest of the Indonesian archipelago
history of Aceh
history of Indonesia
history of the Netherlands
result Dutch military setback
failure of Dutch forces to quickly subdue Aceh
startTime 1873

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Aceh War hasPhase First Aceh Expedition
Second Aceh Expedition follows First Aceh Expedition