1st Infantry Battalion (KNIL)W
1st Infantry Battalion (KNIL)

The 1st Infantry Battalion of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army was a Dutch colonial military unit that was active in the Dutch East Indies during World War II and the Indonesian National Revolution.

Aceh WarW
Aceh War

The Aceh War, also known as the Dutch War or the Infidel War (1873–1904), was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Kingdom of the Netherlands which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh and the United States in Singapore during early 1873. The war was part of a series of conflicts in the late 19th century that consolidated Dutch rule over modern-day Indonesia.

Banjarmasin WarW
Banjarmasin War

The Banjarmasin War (1859–1863) was a war of succession in the Sultanate of Banjarmasin, as well as a colonial war for the restoration of Dutch authority in the eastern and southern section of Borneo.

Corps Colonial ReserveW
Corps Colonial Reserve

The Colonial Reserve Corps was an arm of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and an important recruitment depot. The Corps existed from 1890 to 1951 and was located in the Prins Hendrikbarracks in Nijmegen.

Dutch expedition on the west coast of SumatraW
Dutch expedition on the west coast of Sumatra

The Dutch expedition to the west coast of Sumatra was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army in 1831. The United States Navy, responding to the same incident, sent a punitive expedition in 1832.

Dutch intervention in Bali (1849)W
Dutch intervention in Bali (1849)

The Dutch intervention in Bali in 1849 was a major Dutch military intervention in Northern and Southern Bali, following two failed interventions, the 1846 intervention and the 1848 intervention. The Dutch used as a pretext Balinese salvage claims over shipwrecks, which were customary to the Balinese, but unacceptable under International law.

Dutch intervention in Bali (1858)W
Dutch intervention in Bali (1858)

Dutch intervention in Bali of 10–26 December 1858 was the fourth punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) on the island. This expedition was directed against certain chiefs (pungawwa) of Buleleng who were fomenting revolt and opposition to the Dutch-appointed regent.

Dutch intervention in Bali (1906)W
Dutch intervention in Bali (1906)

The Dutch intervention in Bali in 1906 was a Dutch military intervention in Bali as part of the Dutch colonial suppression, killing over 1,000 people, most of whom were civilians. It was part of the Dutch campaign for the suppression of most of the Netherlands East-Indies. The campaign killed the Balinese rulers of Badung and their wives and children, as well as destroying the southern Bali kingdoms of Badung and Tabanan and weakening the kingdom of Klungkung. It was the sixth Dutch military intervention in Bali.

Dutch intervention in Bali (1908)W
Dutch intervention in Bali (1908)

The Dutch intervention in Bali in 1908 marked the final phase of Dutch colonial control over the island of Bali in Indonesia. It was the seventh and last military intervention in Bali, following the Dutch intervention in Bali (1906).

Dutch intervention in Lombok and KarangasemW
Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem

The Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem took place in 1894, and is part of the string of Dutch interventions in and around Bali, Dutch East Indies, that led to complete colonization of both Bali and Lombok by the early 20th century.

Dutch intervention in northern Bali (1846)W
Dutch intervention in northern Bali (1846)

The Dutch intervention in Northern Bali in 1846 was the first in a long series of Dutch military interventions on Bali island, until total control was achieved with the Dutch intervention in Bali in 1908. The Dutch used as a pretext Balinese salvage claims over shipwrecks, which were customary to the Balinese, but unacceptable to the Dutch.

Dutch intervention in northern Bali (1848)W
Dutch intervention in northern Bali (1848)

The Dutch intervention in Northern Bali in 1848 was the second in a long series of six Dutch military interventions on Bali island, until total control was achieved with the Dutch intervention in Bali in 1908. The Dutch used as a pretext Balinese salvage claims over shipwrecks, which were customary to the Balinese, but unacceptable under International law.

Edi ExpeditionW
Edi Expedition

The Edi-expedition (Dutch:Edi-expeditie) was a Dutch expedition in 1890 to Edi a small state on the east coast of Aceh.

Expedition against the Chinese in MontradoW
Expedition against the Chinese in Montrado

The expedition against the Chinese in Montrado (1854–1855) was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands Indies Army against Chinese rebels in Montrado (Borneo).

Expedition to the West Coast of BorneoW
Expedition to the West Coast of Borneo

The Expedition to the West Coast of Borneo was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army against the Chinese Indonesian rebels at Pontianak, Mandor and Monterado in 1823.

First Aceh ExpeditionW
First Aceh Expedition

The First Aceh Expedition was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army against Aceh.

First Bone WarW
First Bone War

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.

Jambi uprisingW
Jambi uprising

The Jambi uprising (1885) was a revolt in Jambi (Sumatra), modern Indonesia, which was put down by the Royal Netherlands Indies Army.

Java WarW
Java War

The Java War (ꦥꦼꦫꦁꦗꦮ) or Diponegoro War (ꦥꦼꦫꦁꦢꦶꦥꦤꦼꦒꦫ) was fought in central Java from 1825 – 1830, between the colonial Dutch Empire and native Javanese rebels. The war started as a rebellion led by Prince Diponegoro, a leading member of the Javanese aristocracy who had previously cooperated with the Dutch.

Kerinci ExpeditionW
Kerinci Expedition

The Kerinci Expedition was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army to Kerinci, on the west coast of Sumatra, from 12 May to 4 September 1903.

Korps Marechaussee te voetW
Korps Marechaussee te voet

The Korps Marechaussee te voet were a colonial gendarmerie of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL), principally used for counter-insurgency in the Dutch East Indies.

Nias ExpeditionW
Nias Expedition

The Nias Expedition was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army to Nias at the end of 1855, which, with intervals, lasted until 1864.

Padri WarW
Padri War

The Padri War was fought from 1803 until 1837 in West Sumatra, Indonesia between the Padri and the Adat. "Padri" were Muslim clerics from Sumatra who wanted to impose Sharia in Minangkabau country in West Sumatra, Indonesia. "Adat" comprised the Minangkabau nobility and traditional chiefs. The latter asked for the help of the Dutch, who intervened from 1821 and helped the nobility defeat the Padri faction.

Palembang Highlands ExpeditionsW
Palembang Highlands Expeditions

The Palembang Bovenlanden Expeditions were punitive expeditions by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army to Palembang in South Sumatra (1851–1859).

Pasoemah ExpeditionW
Pasoemah Expedition

The Pasoemah Expedition was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army to the Pasoemah region in South Sumatra. The expedition lasted from 1864 to 1868.

Pedir ExpeditionW
Pedir Expedition

The Pedir Expedition was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army against Pedir (Acheh) in 1897 and 1898.

Prins Hendrik BarracksW
Prins Hendrik Barracks

The Prins Hendrik Barracks are former barracks in the Netherlands city Nijmegen.

Royal Netherlands Indies ArmyW
Royal Netherlands Indies Army

The Royal Netherlands Indies Army was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of the Netherlands East Indies, which is now Indonesia. The KNIL's air arm was known as the Militaire Luchtvaart-KNIL. Elements of the Royal Netherlands Navy were also stationed in the Netherlands East Indies.

Second Aceh ExpeditionW
Second Aceh Expedition

The Dutch dispatched a second expedition in Aceh in late 1873 during the Aceh War following the failed First Aceh Expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army to Aceh.

Second Bone WarW
Second Bone War

The Second Bone War was fought from 20 February 1859 until 20 January 1860 between the forces of the Dutch East Indies and the Kingdom of Bone.