Godert van der Capellen
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Godert Alexander Gerard Philip, Baron van der Capellen was a Dutch statesman. He held several important posts under the Kingdom of Holland and the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands, bef
Portrait by Cornelis Kruseman, c. 1816–1857
First Bone War
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The First Bone War was a series of punitive expeditions of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army against the Bone state in South Sulawesi in 1824–25.
Godert van der Capellen
…the First expedition to Palembang (1819), Second expedition to Palembang (1821), Padri War (1821–1837), Expedition to the West Coast of Borneo (1823), First Bone War (1824–1825), and especially the Java War with Prince Diponegoro that started during his tenure in office. Baron van der Capellen made an inspection…
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army troops at Bone
Dutch troops in Makassar (the Celebes).