Netherlands Armed Forces in Suriname | |
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Troepenmacht in Suriname | |
Active | 1868–1975 |
Country | Netherlands |
Type | Army |
Size | 636 personnel (1863) 299 personnel (1907) 3,850 personnel (1944) |
Part of | Royal Netherlands Army (1814–1868) Ministry of the Colonies (1868–1957) Netherlands Armed Forces (1957–1975) |
Headquarters | Paramaribo |
Anniversaries | 16 October |
Engagements | Napoleonic Wars
Suppression of the 1929 Curaçao riots World War II |
The Netherlands Armed Forces in Suriname (Troepenmacht in Suriname; TRIS, Dutch pronunciation: [trɪs]) was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of Suriname (later known as the constituent country of Suriname), in the area that is now independent Republic of Suriname.