First Aceh Expedition
March – April 1873 Dutch campaign / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The First Aceh Expedition, was a military campaign undertaken by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) against the sultanate of Aceh in the north of Sumatra in 1873. The expedition was launched as a punitive measure by the Dutch colonial authorities in response to perceived challenges to their control over the region and Aceh's resistance to Dutch interference in its affairs.[1]
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General J.H.R. Köhler killed in Mesigit | |||||||
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J.H.R. Köhler † |
Panglima Polim Sultan Alauddin Mahmud Syah II |
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The campaign resulted in a Dutch victory. However, it was costly for both sides, with significant loss of life on both sides and extensive destruction of Aceh's infrastructure and economy.[2]