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

26 March 1873

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.

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. 37.