Tgk. Pidië 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 Th. J. Veltman
The action of the marechaussée soon produced the necessary submissions. In June T. Bén’s eldest son submitted with a hundred followers and nine rifles; a few weeks later T. Bén himself gave up the resistance with two other sons and 160 men and brought another nine rifles “to the arms store of the Company.” In August all the band-heads of Tgk. Pidië came in submission at the bivouac Reusa’ — forty-seven men with fourteen firearms; in September seventy-nine more submissions with eight rifles followed, and the important Tgk. Imeum Sradeuë’ fell with four followers. In August the remainder submitted with eleven more rifles, except Panglima Nja Noer, who chose the end as a witness of the faith and fell in the Gajò Loeös in November. Towards the end of the year T. Bén brought his two last wandering sons to the administration — “and Tapa’ Toean became quiet again.” That quiet was maintained in 1909, though disturbed now and then by incursions of bands from the neighbouring Gajòland.
From Tapa’ Toean
The campaign of 1908 against T. Bén Blang Pidië produced the submission of his eldest son with a hundred followers and nine rifles in June, of T. Bén himself with two other sons and 160 men a few weeks later with another nine rifles, of all the band-heads of Tgk. Pidië at the bivouac Reusa’ in August with forty-seven men and fourteen firearms, and of seventy-nine more in September with eight rifles; Tgk. Imeum Sradeuë’ fell with four followers. Towards the end of the year T. Bén brought his two last wandering sons in, “and Tapa’ Toean became quiet again”. Van Heutsz recorded in July 1908 that in the Tapa’ Toean country, where Colijn, Campioni and Schneider had formerly gone alone, travel without escort had become impossible. Tapa’ Toean was placed under a civil administrator in 1909, but in 1936 was again among the last four sub-divisions governed by officers.
From Reusa’
Reusa’ was the bivouac in the Tapa’ Toean district at which all the band-heads of Tgk. Pidië came in submission in August 1908 with forty-seven men and fourteen firearms.
See Also
- Th. J. Veltman
- Tapa’ Toean
- Reusa’
- 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.