Java War
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The Java War, also known in Indonesia as the Diponegoro War, was an armed conflict in central and eastern Java from 1825 to 1830, between native Javanese rebels headed by Prince Diponegoro and the Dut
Bestorming van Pleret
Aanval van de colonne Le Bron de Vexela op Dipo Negoro nabij Gawok
Charge der huzaren onder luitenant Ferrouge bij Magelang
Nicolaas Pieneman The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock
Hendrik Merkus de Kock
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Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock was a Dutch military officer, colonial administrator and politician who served as lieutenant governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1826 to 1830. He also served a
Java War
…after the outbreak of the revolt, rebel forces laid siege to Yogyakarta, which was lifted following the arrival of a large Dutch relief force under H. M. de Kock. Diponegoro and his forces moved north towards Surakarta, defeating Dutch forces in a series of engagements throughout mid-1826 before being defeated…
Portrait by Cornelis Kruseman, c. 1826–1845
De Kock's fleet conquering Palembang in 1821, by Louis Meijer