Gackstätter is a subject named in *General Swart, Pacifier of Atjeh (1943) by [[Maurice Henri du Croo|M. H. du Croo, in connection with the history of Atjeh and the governorship of H. N. A. Swart.
Account in du Croo’s Generaal Swart (1943)
From Keutjhi’ Bén
Keutjhi’ Bén was den grooten en onvindbaren Keutjhi’ Bén uit Geumpang, killed in September 1911 in Pameu by sergeant Gackstätter.
From Westkust van Atjeh
December 1910 brought the submission of Tgk. Poeti’ with all his teungkoes, panglimas and sixty followers, and thanks to that general improvement various landschappen could in January 1911 be opened for industrial and agricultural undertakings — “and this is indeed a very great advance on the fanatical West Coast.” In September 1911 the great and unfindable Keutjhi’ Bén of Geumpang was surprised twice by Van Arkel and finally killed by sergeant Gackstätter in Pameu. “And with this the time of “political situation favourable” dawned for Meulaboh as well.”
From Tanòh Mirah
Those submitting were helped with rice and seed-padi. From Tanòh Mirah Van Arkel twice surprised the band of Keutjhi’ Bén in the Boven Moegò district in September 1911, and a patrol under sergeant Gackstätter laid Keutjhi’ Bén himself low in Pameu. In May 1911 the bivouacs Arongan, Tanòh Mirah and Reusa’ were abolished in consequence of the favourable political situation in Wòjla and Boebon.
See Also
- Keutjhi’ Bén
- Westkust van Atjeh
- Tanòh Mirah
- The resistance in Atjeh 1908–1912
- H. N. A. Swart
- General Swart, Pacifier of Atjeh (1943)
- Atjeh
Source
Generaal Swart, Pacificator van Atjeh (“General Swart, Pacifier of Atjeh”), by M. H. du Croo, Colonel K.N.I.L. (retired), with the collaboration of H. J. Schmidt, Titular Colonel K.N.I.L. (retired), with a foreword by His Excellency Lieutenant-General K.N.I.L. (retired) G. K. Dijkstra (Maastricht: N.V. Leiter-Nypels, 1943), passim.