Geconcentreerde linie / Concentratie is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Dutch defensive line policy of 1886-1893 (7 years) limiting Dutch control to a perimeter around Koetaradja; its failure was demonstrated and the policy was abandoned.
Description
Dutch defensive line policy of 1886-1893 (7 years) limiting Dutch control to a perimeter around Koetaradja; its failure was demonstrated and the policy was abandoned. The Korps Marechaussée was founded (2 April 1890) to do police work within this stelling.
Significance
The term Geconcentreerde linie / Concentratie is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 353, 354, 371, 413.