Aceh War

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The Aceh War was a protracted late-19th- to early-20th-century conflict in northern Sumatra in which the Dutch fought to subdue the independent Sultanate of Aceh, becoming one of the bloodiest and most significant colonial wars in Indonesian history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indonesian historical event
colonial war
war
aftermath continued low-level resistance after official end
formal Dutch control over Aceh
alsoKnownAs Atjeh War
belligerent Dutch East Indies colonial government
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Sultanate of Aceh
casualties tens of thousands of Acehnese killed
thousands of Dutch and colonial troops killed
cause Dutch attempt to subdue the independent Sultanate of Aceh
Dutch desire to control northern Sumatra
strategic interest in the Strait of Malacca
combatantCommander Cut Nyak Dhien
Cut Nyak Meutia
General Johan Harmen Rudolf Köhler
Joan Willem van Heutsz
Teuku Umar
conflictType asymmetric warfare
endDate 1904
1914
hasLegacy symbol of Acehnese resistance to foreign rule
hasPhase First Aceh Expedition
Second Aceh Expedition
guerrilla phase
involves Acehnese nobility
Acehnese ulama
Islamic leadership in Aceh
locatedIn Aceh
Dutch East Indies
Indonesia
northern Sumatra
notableFigure Snouck Hurgronje
partOf Dutch colonial expansion in Indonesia
relatedTo Dutch colonialism in Indonesia
Strait of Malacca trade routes
history of Aceh
result Dutch victory
heavy casualties on both sides
incorporation of Aceh into the Dutch East Indies
significance major resistance to Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia
one of the bloodiest colonial wars in Indonesian history
one of the longest wars fought by the Netherlands
startDate 1873
strategy Acehnese guerrilla warfare
Dutch scorched-earth tactics
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century


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