Dutch declaration of war on Atjeh (26 March 1873) is a document described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Declaration of war issued immediately after the failure of the early 1873 Dutch mission to Atjeh.
Date
Parties
Netherlands vs. Sultanate of Atjeh
Subject
Declaration of war issued immediately after the failure of the early 1873 Dutch mission to Atjeh. Began the ~40-year Aceh War.
Significance
Dutch declaration of war on Atjeh is recorded by Jongejan as part of the documentary record of Aceh.
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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. 37.