Thomas Matulessy, also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply Pattimura, was a famous Ambonese soldier who became a symbol of both the Maluku and Indonesian struggle for independence, declared a nationa
Bicentenary of Pattimura Anti Dutch Resistance Leader
The Hongi Kora-kora fleet sent from Ternate and Tidore to Ambon to enforce the monopoly on the clove and nutmeg trade. Artwork by Quirijn Maurits Rudolph Ver Huell, 1817.
Jean Lubbert van den Berg was handed over by a local man, one of Pattimura's followers, and Maria Pattiwael to the Naval Lieutenant,Quirijn Maurits Rudolph Ver Huell 1817.
Illustration of the Battle of Waisisil Beach (1817): Depicting the pincer tactics employed by the forces of Thomas Matulessy and Philips Latumahina. After showering the enemy with gunfire from behind the mangrove forest, the warriors stormed the coast to wipe out Major Beetjes' remaining soldiers in close-quarters combat. Work of.Quirijn Maurits Rudolph Ver Huell.
The Ambonese are an ethnic group of mixed Austronesian and Melanesian origin from Ambon Island and the southwest of Seram Island in Indonesia's Maluku Province. Additionally, there are about 35,000 Am
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…Thomas Matulessy (8 June 1783 – 16 December 1817), also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply Pattimura, was a famous Ambonese soldier who became a symbol of both the Maluku and Indonesian struggle for independence, declared a national hero by President Suharto on 6 November…
Ambon bride and groom in traditional attire.
A group of men after the institute of the M.P. in a church in Ambon, pre-1943.
The arrival of the fishermen at Ambon, Maluku, pre-1919.