jan 2, 1873 - Aceh war

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(1873-1904)
The Aceh war (1873-1904) is one of the longest in the history of the Dutch Indies. This conflict between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Aceh Sultanate in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra ended with the conquest of Aceh and Dutch rule over the entire Indonesian archipelago. This war caused 4,000 dead on the Dutch side, including a general, and 25,000 on the Acehnese side.

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