Order of the Netherlands Lion 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 H. N. A. Swart
On 9 July 1906, under article 43 of the Reglement op het beleid der Regeering in Nederlandsch-Indië, he was temporarily charged with effect from 3 September 1906 with the civil and military authority in the Gouvernement Celebes en Onderhoorigheden, at 1,500 guilders a month, with the title of Civiel en Militair Gouverneur van Celebes en Onderhoorigheden and simultaneously Military Commander of Menado and Timor en Onderhoorigheden. There he oversaw the pacification of Celebes and, as the closing piece of his eastern service, the undertaking against Bima and Soembawa in 1908 — an operation carried out with a handful of marechaussée and described by du Croo as a classic example of rapid and conclusive pacification. He was promoted Commander of the Militaire Willemsorde (“Military William Order”) by royal decree of 2 September 1909 no. 41 for the Soembawa operations of 16 February to 9 May 1908, and appointed Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion by royal decree of May 1909 no. 7.
From 1909
1909 saw continued heavy fighting in Keureutòë — 269 opponents killed, including seventeen band-heads and seven Teungkoes, eleven prisoners including Tgk. di Reubèë, and seventy-two submissions — and in the Meergebied, where 132 resistance men fell and where on 24 December a group of infantry was surprised at Tjampoeron, the captured carbines forming the Telongbende. In February H. J. Schmidt found Keudjroeën Oebit in the Tangsé valley. On the west coast A. Geertsema Beckeringh at last obtained sufficient means of power. In December Swart gave Schmidt the special commission against the Tirò Teungkoes. On 31 March 1909 Swart was extraordinarily promoted Kolonel; on 2 September 1909 he was made Commander of the Militaire Willemsorde for Soembawa; in May 1909 Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. He was authorised to dispose of 6,000 guilders in interest-free advances to needy persons who had submitted, and of compensations to the head of Peudada and to T. Radja Tjoet of Meuké’.
From Extract from the service record of H. N. A. Swart
- Knight 4th Class of the Militaire Willemsorde, for his conduct at various encounters with the enemy in Atjeh during 1890, royal decree of 30 August 1891 no. 2.
- Eereteeken voor belangrijke krijgsbedrijven: Atjeh 1873–1890; Atjeh 1906–1910; South Celebes 1905–1908; Lesser Sunda Islands 1905–1909.
- A sum of 825 guilders as reward for translating into Malay the Uittreksel uit de Recrutenschool with the principal duties and rules of conduct of the soldier and of the group commander in action, decree no. 13 of 15 September 1898.
- Knight 3rd Class of the Militaire Willemsorde, for distinction in the operations in Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden from 1 June 1899 to 31 December of that year, royal decree of 13 July 1900 no. 29.
- The distinguishing mark for long Netherlands service as an officer, awarded 6 December 1901.
- Commander of the Militaire Willemsorde, for distinction in the operations on the island of Soembawa between 16 February and 9 May 1908, royal decree of 2 September 1909 no. 41.
- Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, royal decree of May 1909 no. 7.
- Adjutant in Extraordinary Service to Her Majesty the Queen, royal decree no. 65 of 7 April 1916.
- Grand Officer in the Orde van Oranje-Nassau, royal decree of 27 August 1921 no. 49.
See Also
- H. N. A. Swart
- 1909
- Extract from the service record of 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.