Boekit-Karang was a Dutch military post in the eastern section of the geconcentreerde stelling (concentrated position) in Groot-Atjeh. The post was established on 22 November 1884 as part of the construction of the new defensive line.
Location
Boekit-Karang was situated in the eastern section of the geconcentreerde stelling, between Tjot-Iri and Roempit.
Establishment
Following the completion of the road from Oleh-Karang to Boekit-Karang, the post was established and occupied on 22 November 1884. No significant opposition was encountered during the establishment.
Fortification (1885)
Boekit-Karang was:
Type: A post with 50-man Infantry garrison Armament: 2 × 12cm breech-loading guns
Infrastructure Connections
The post was connected to:
Significance
Boekit-Karang’s establishment completed the eastern section of the geconcentreerde stelling, closing the gap between Lamjong and Lampermej.
Account from Verstege’s Een beroep op het Nederlandsche volk (1886)
Verstege names Boekit Karang one of the eighteen semi-permanently built posts of the line of 1885 (see Postenlinie and Completion of the concentrated position (March 1885)).
See Also
Source
De Geconcentreerde Stelling in Groot-Atjeh, ‘s-Gravenhage: De Gebroeders Van Cleef, 1885, p. 25.
Een beroep op het Nederlandsche volk in zake het Atjeh-vraagstuk, door J. J. W. E. Verstege (Amsterdam: J. H. de Bussy, 1886), p. 81. OCR: DLP-158.