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Good afternoon friends steemit everything hopefully today better than the previous day. This time I will try to tell you about the history of the beginning of the war in Aceh in the fight against the Dutch colonists that I kutib from history books that I read earlier.
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The Aceh War was the war of the Sultanate of Atjeh against the Dutch from 1873 to 1904. The Aceh Sultanate surrendered in 1904, but the Acehnese resistance with guerrilla warfare continued. On 26 March 1873 the Dutch declared war on Aceh, & began firing a cannon fire into the mainland of Aceh from the warship Citadel van Antwerpen.
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On April 8, 1873, the Dutch landed on Ceureumen Beach under the command of Johan Harmen Rudolf Köhler, and immediately mastered the Great Mosque of Baiturrahman. Köhler then carried 3. 198 soldiers. A total of 168 of them were officers.
To defeat the defense and resistance of Aceh, the Netherlands uses Dr. Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje disguised for 2 years in the interior of Aceh to research the community and state administration of Aceh. The results of his work was recorded under the title Aceh People [De Acehers]. In the book mentioned strategy how to conquer Aceh. The proposed strategy of Snouck Hurgronje to Dutch Military Governor Joannes Benedictus van Heutsz was that the Keumala [ie, the Sultan dominated in Keumala] with his followers be put aside.
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The Dutch then ordered the first expedition to Aceh, under the leadership of General Johan Harmen Rudolf Köhler & after his death his job was replaced by Colonel Eeldert Christiaan van Daalen. In the expedition used Beaumont rifles for the first time but the expedition ended with the return of Dutch troops to Java. It is undeniable that the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque was captured 2 times [and the second time Köhler died]. There was a rush to the palace on April 16 under Major F. P. Cavaljé but was unable to occupy further because of the Acehnese proud as well as the number of dead and wounded soldiers. The Dutch soldiers did not have enough preparation to be there for the attack. In addition, the number of [heavy] artillery is not enough & they do not quite recognize the enemy. They themselves must withdraw from the coast & at the direction of Commissioner F. N. Nieuwenhuijzen [who is in communication with the Louj Gubjen] & return to Java Island.
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