First expedition to Palembang
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The first expedition to Palembang was a punitive expedition carried out Dutch forces, including the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, against the Palembang Sultanate in 1819. It ended in a failure for the Dutch.
| First expedition to Palembang | |||||||
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| Part of the Dutch colonization of Indonesia | |||||||
 Portrait of Constantijn Johan Wolterbeek, who led the expedition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Palembang Sultanate | Netherlands | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mahmud Badaruddin II | Constantijn Johan Wolterbeek | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
5 warships 3 troopships 1,500 troops | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
29 killed 60 wounded | ||||||
See also
Sources
- 1900. W.A. Terwogt. Het land van Jan Pieterszoon Coen. Geschiedenis van de Nederlanders in oost-Indië. P. Geerts. Hoorn
- 1900. G. Kepper. Wapenfeiten van het Nederlands Indische Leger; 1816-1900. M.M. Cuvee, Den Haag.'
- 1876. A.J.A. Gerlach. Nederlandse heldenfeiten in Oost Indë. Drie delen. Gebroeders