Klewang-aanval (English: “Sword (klewang) attack”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Sword attacks by Acehnese against Dutch troops during action years—testimony to skill of Acehnese smiths in forging blanke wapenen.
Translation
Sword (klewang) attack
Description
Sword attacks by Acehnese against Dutch troops during action years—testimony to skill of Acehnese smiths in forging blanke wapenen.
Significance
The term Klewang-aanval 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. —.