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Conflict East Asia

Dutch–Aceh War

1873 CE – 1914 CE · 41 years

One of the longest colonial wars in history. The fiercely independent Acehnese sultanate resisted Dutch conquest for over 40 years through guerrilla warfare and Islamic holy war, costing tens of thousands of lives on both sides.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Dutch East Indies
  • Aceh Sultanate

Key moments

Defining events in the Dutch–Aceh War.

  1. 1873 First Dutch Expedition
  2. 1873–1874 Second Dutch Expedition
  3. 1881–1914 Guerrilla phase

Elsewhere in East Asia at the time

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Ha Long Bay

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1873 CE and 1914 CE.

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And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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