Second Aceh Expedition

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The Second Aceh Expedition was a major 19th-century Dutch colonial military campaign aimed at subduing resistance in the Aceh region of northern Sumatra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch colonial military expedition
military campaign
appliesToJurisdiction Dutch East Indies
belligerent Kingdom of the Netherlands
Aceh Sultanate
surface form: Sultanate of Aceh
cause Dutch desire to control Aceh’s strategic position in the Strait of Malacca
failure of the First Aceh Expedition
commander Jan van Swieten
Jan van der Heijden
conflict Aceh War
conflictScope regional
conflictType colonial war
counterinsurgency campaign
country Kingdom of the Netherlands
describedBySource Acehnese chronicles
Dutch colonial military records
endTime 1874
followedBy subsequent Aceh War counterinsurgency operations
follows First Aceh Expedition
hasEffect escalation of the Aceh War
long-term guerrilla resistance in Aceh
hasPart Siege of Kutaraja
capture of Banda Aceh
location Aceh
Dutch East Indies
northern Sumatra
militaryBranch Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Royal Netherlands Navy
notableFor capture of the Acehnese royal palace
large-scale deployment of Dutch colonial forces
objective establish Dutch control over Aceh
subjugation of Aceh Sultanate
participant Acehnese forces
surface form: Acehnese irregular forces

Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Royal Netherlands Navy
partOf Aceh War
Dutch conquest of the Indonesian archipelago
history of Indonesia
history of the Netherlands
result Dutch capture of the Acehnese capital
continuation of Acehnese resistance
significantPlace Banda Aceh
Kutaraja
startTime 1873
strategicImportance control of trade routes near the Strait of Malacca
timePeriod 19th century

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Aceh War hasPhase Second Aceh Expedition
First Aceh Expedition followedBy Second Aceh Expedition