Kolonel De Salve commanded the Dutch expeditionary force that operated from Nieuw‑Amsterdan (now Paramaribo) and established a fortified headquarters surrounded by a five‑company cordon. He directed the purge of the rebel‑occupied Wikkie‑gebied, employing former rebel captains Accara and Gouffarie as auxiliaries under a conditional volmacht (proxy authority) issued by Governor Van Hoogenheim.
Strategy
De Salve preferred containment and voluntary surrender over mass killings, instructing his troops to avoid killing Negers unless they resisted. He coordinated a major offensive scheduled for 21 March, dispatching forces under Major De Brauw, Douglas, and other officers.
Significance
His approach reflects a nuanced colonial policy that balanced military pressure with diplomatic incentives, a pattern later echoed in Dutch campaigns in Aceh.
See Also
Source
20260707_232246_DLP-55-De_geschiedenis_van_het_Nederlandsche_Korps_Mariniers_van_1665_1945_OCR.txt, p. 351‑353.