Aceh War

Aceh War
Artist's depiction of the Battle of Samalanga in 1878
Date 1873–1904 Location Aceh Sultanate (present day Aceh, Indonesia) Result Dutch victory Imposition of Dutch rule over Aceh Territorial changes Dissolution of Aceh Sultanate; Aceh was annexed into the Dutch East Indies
Belligerents
Netherlands Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Royal Netherlands Navy	Aceh Sultanate Islamic ulama[1][2]
Commanders and leaders
J.H.R. Köhler † Jan van Swieten J.L.J.H Pel † K. van der Heijden (WIA) H. Demmeni (DOW) J.J.K. De Moulin † J.B. van Heutsz[1] J.C. van der Wijck[1] Gotfried van Daalen[1] George Frederik Willem Borel	Sultan Mahmud Syah #[3] Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah II [4] Tuanku Hasyim Banta Muda Teuku Umar †[5] Cut Nyak Dhien[6] Teungku Chik di Tiro X Cut Nyak Meutia † Panglima Polem
Strength
3,000 troops (First Aceh Expedition)[3] 13,000 (Second Aceh Expedition)[3] 12,000 European KNIL troops (1903)[2] 23,000 Indonesian KNIL troops[2]	10,000–100,000 troops[7]
Casualties and losses
37,000 killed (2,200 european) (including by cholera)[2]	60,000–70,000 killed (including by cholera)[2] 10,000 refugees[2]

Part of a series on the
History of Indonesia
Timeline
Prehistory Paleolithic Java Man 1,000,000 BP Flores Man 94,000–12,000 BP Neolithic Toba catastrophe 75,000 BP Buni culture 400 BCE
Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms Kutai kingdom 350–1605 Tarumanagara kingdom 400s–500s Kantoli 400s-500s Kalingga kingdom 500s–600s Melayu kingdom 600s–1347 Srivijaya Empire 600s–1025 Shailendra Dynasty 600s–900s Mataram kingdom 716–1016 Bali kingdom 914–1908 Sunda kingdom 932–1579 Kahuripan kingdom 1019–1045 Kediri kingdom 1045–1221 Dharmasraya kingdom 1183–1347 Pannai kingdom 1000s–1300s Singhasari Empire 1222–1292 Majapahit Empire 1293–1527
Islamic sultanates Spread of Islam 800–1600 Peureulak Sultanate 840–1292 Aru kingdom 1225–1613 Ternate Sultanate 1257–1914 Samudera Pasai Sultanate 1267–1521 Pagaruyung kingdom 1347–1833 Brunei Sultanate 1368–1888 Malacca Sultanate 1400–1511 Sulu Sultanate 1405–1851 Cirebon Sultanate 1445–1677 Demak Sultanate 1475–1554 Aceh Sultanate 1496–1903 Sultanate of Ternate 1486–1914 Sultanate of Bacan 1515–1946 Sultanate of Tidore 1500s–1967 Sultanate of Jailolo 1496–1903 Banten Sultanate 1526–present Banjar Sultanate 1526–1863 Kalinyamat Sultanate 1527–1599 Mataram Sultanate 1586–1755 Johor Sultanate 1528s–1877 Kingdom of Kaimana 1600s–1926 Jambi Sultanate 1604s–1904 Palembang Sultanate 1659–1823 Siak Sultanate 1725–1946 Surakarta Sunanate 1745–present Yogyakarta Sultanate 1755–present Deli Sultanate 1814–1946 Riau-Lingga Sultanate 1824–1911
Christian kingdoms Larantuka kingdom 1515–1904 Kingdom of Bolaang Mongondow 1670–1950
Chinese Kongsi federations Heshun Confederation 1776–1854 Lanfang Republic 1777–1884 Santiaogou Republic 1777–1853
European colonization Portuguese 1512–1850 Spanish 1521–1677 Dutch East India Company 1602–1799 British 1685–1824 French and British interregnum 1806–1816 Dutch East Indies 1800–1942 1945–1949
Emergence of Indonesia National Awakening 1908–1942 Japanese occupation 1942–1945 National Revolution 1945–1949 United States of Indonesia 1949–1950
Republic of Indonesia Liberal democracy 1950–1959 Guided Democracy 1959–1966 Transition 1966–1967 New Order 1967–1998 Reform era 1998–present
Regions Jakarta Bali Bogor Bandung
By topic Agriculture Archaeology Currency Economy Education Javanese historical texts Religion Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Mass media Military Sport Women
Indonesia portal
v t e

The Aceh War (Indonesian: Perang Aceh), also known as the Dutch War or the Infidel War (1873–1904), was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Kingdom of the Netherlands which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh and the United States in Singapore during early 1873.^[8] The war was part of a series of conflicts in the late 19th century that consolidated Dutch rule over modern-day Indonesia.

The campaign drew controversy in the Netherlands as photographs and accounts of the death toll were reported. Isolated bloody insurgencies continued as late as 1914^[1] and less violent forms of Acehnese resistance continued to persist until World War II and the Japanese occupation.