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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Aceh Expedition canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| 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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