J. van Arkel is a subject named in General Swart, Pacifier of Atjeh (1943) by 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
Geumpang having become too hot for him, Keutjhi’ Bén withdrew to the Boven Moegò district, where Van Arkel from Tanòh Mirah twice surprised his band, killing his son and five followers and taking five rifles; almost simultaneously another patrol from Tanòh Mirah under sergeant Gackstätter surprised Keutjhi’ Bén himself in Pameu and laid him low with two followers. “And with this the time of “political situation favourable” dawned for Meulaboh as well.” A resistance head Keutjhi’ Bén was also laid low in Pameu by a patrol from Meulaboh in 1911.
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.