Lieutenant-General J. van Swieten was a Lieutenant-General, Regeringscommissaris, supreme commander of the second Aceh expedition mentioned in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Led the second Aceh expedition.
Role
Lieutenant-General, Regeringscommissaris, supreme commander of the second Aceh expedition
Account from Jongejans
Led the second Aceh expedition. Military goal: capture the Kraton. Political goal (formulated) included concluding an agreement based on the contract of 21 February 1858 with Siak Sri Indrapoera; otherwise deposing the Sultan and appointing another or providing for the government of the kingdom. 24 January 1874: Kraton conquered. Then began the policy of afwachting (waiting) and toenadering (approach). Mentioned as one of 11 governors of Aceh in 1893.
Significance
Lieutenant-General J. van Swieten 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. 395, 396, 398.