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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Netherlands that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
August 1831: Zondereigen was taken by the Dutch.
August 1831: Near Ravels, the Belgian army was rapidly driven into the surrounding forests.
August 1831: The Dutch force was led by Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, while the Belgians were under the command of General Daine. The military occupation of Turnhout was part of the Belgian Revolution, which ultimately led to the independence of Belgium from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
August 1831: On 4 August, the Dutch took the city of Antwerp.
August 1831: The Dutch defeated the Belgian Army of the Meuse near Hasselt.
August 1831: The advance guard of the Belgian Army of the Scheldt, led by General Gérard Leman, was defeated near Boutersem in 1831 during the Belgian Revolution. This led to the territory falling under military occupation by the Netherlands.
August 1831: The next day the Dutch army attacked and defeated the Belgians near Leuven.
August 1831: Fearing a war with France, the Dutch halted their advance in Belgium, and a ceasefire was signed on 12 August. The last Dutch troops returned to the Netherlands around 20 August, while only Antwerp remained occupied. The French troops that had been moved into Belgium to counter the Dutch invasion also left the country.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Was the independence war of Belgium against the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
1.1.Ten Days Campaign
Was a failed military expedition by the United Kingdom of the Netherlands against the secessionist Kingdom of Belgium between 2 and 12 August 1831.
1.2.Siege of Antwerp
Was a siege conducted by French forces against a Dutch garrison during the Belgian Revolution.
December 1832: The King of the Netherlands, refusing to abandon the citadel at Antwerp, ordered the Dutch General David Hendrik Chassé to hold it at all costs. From the citadel, Chassé bombarded the city of Antwerp, setting fire to hundreds of homes and causing many casualties among the civilian population. The result was a second intervention by the Northern Army of Marshal Gérard, who returned to Belgium on 15 November 1832, to besiege the citadel of Antwerp.
Was a war between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Dutch Empire.
2.1.First Dutch offensive
Was a Dutch military campaign to occupy the coast of the Sultanate of Aceh during the Aceh War.
May 1873: The Dutch occupied the coastal Area of the Aceh Sultanate.
January 1874: Forced to retreat, the Dutch imposed a naval blockade of Aceh.
2.2.Second Dutch offensive
Was a Dutch military campaign to occupy the interior of the Sultanate of Aceh during the Aceh War.
February 1874: By January 1874, deteriorating conditions forced Sultan Mahmud Syah and his followers to abandon Banda Aceh and retreat to the interior. Meanwhile, Dutch forces occupied the capital city (modern Banda Aceh) and the harbour town of Ulee Lheue.
January 1875: The Dutch occupiers abolished the Acehnese Sultanate and declared Aceh to be annexed to the Dutch East Indies proper.
Were a series of military operations by the Dutch Empire to occupy South Sulawesi (modern-day Indonesia).
January 1906: In 1905, the entire Island of Sulawesi became part of the Dutch East Indies.
3.1.Campaign against Gowa
Was a Dutch military expedition against the Sultanate of Gowa in South Sulawesi (Indonesia).
December 1905: The Dutch besieged the fortress of Alitta, killing all the Gowan soldiers inside.
January 1906: Gowa and Bone were annexed to the Government of Sulawesi (Dutch East Indies).
Were a series of military expeditions by the Dutch East Indies to conquer the island of Bali (Indonesia).
4.1.Dutch intervention in Bali (1908)
Was a Dutch military intervention in the island of Bali, one of the many that eventually led to the annexion of the island to the Dutch East Indies.
April 1908: In a final confrontation on 18 April 1908, Dewa Agung Jambe, the Raja of Klangkung, made a desperate sortie out of his Palace and was killed by a Dutch bullet.
November 1908: After the Dutch conquest of Klangkung, all the rajas of Bali submitted to Dutch Authorities.
Disestablishment
January 1921: Expansion of the Dutch East Indies in Indonesia by 1920.
Selected Sources
Dutch East Indies Expansion. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 7 April 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dutch_East_Indies_Expansion.gif
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Netherlands (Military Occupation)
