Painting: Van Heutsz and his staff at the Battle of Batèë Ilië (depicts c.1898-1904 battle) is a document described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Famous painting depicting General Van Heutsz and his staff (including several well-known figures) on the Batèë Ilië hill, observing the fierce battle on the plain of Samalanga.

Date

depicts c.1898-1904 battle

Parties

by Hoynck van Papendrecht

Subject

Famous painting depicting General Van Heutsz and his staff (including several well-known figures) on the Batèë Ilië hill, observing the fierce battle on the plain of Samalanga.

Significance

Painting: Van Heutsz and his staff at the Battle of Batèë Ilië 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. 67.