Generaal Deyckerhoff was a General, trusted Teukoe Oemar mentioned in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Placed such trust in Teukoe Oemar (between 1893-1896) that the latter obtained titles, allowances, a paid legion, a house, ~900 rifles and money.
Role
General, trusted Teukoe Oemar
Account from Jongejans
Placed such trust in Teukoe Oemar (between 1893-1896) that the latter obtained titles, allowances, a paid legion, a house, ~900 rifles and money. Remained deaf to all warnings. His confidence ‘did the bomb burst’ giving the impulse to forceful action.
Significance
Generaal Deyckerhoff appears in Jongejan’s account as one of the figures shaping the history of Aceh during the period covered by the book.
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. 354, 397.