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The First Bone War was a series of
Expedities naar Boni in 1824 en 1825
''Der Nederlandse Krijgsmacht'' (21 July 2015) Dutch conquest of Indonesia Conflicts in 1824 Conflicts in 1825 History of Sulawesi Punitive expeditions of the Netherlands
The First Bone War was a series of punitive expedition
A punitive expedition is a military journey undertaken to punish a political entity or any group of people outside the borders of the punishing state or union. It is usually undertaken in response to perceived disobedient or morally wrong beha ...
s of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (; KNIL, ; ) was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of the Dutch East Indies, in areas that are now part of Indonesia. The KNIL's air arm was the Royal Netherl ...
against the Bone state in South Sulawesi
South Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province in the South Peninsula, Sulawesi, southern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital and largest ci ...
in 1824–25.
Bone had been an ally of the Dutch East India Company
The United East India Company ( ; VOC ), commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered company, chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world. Established on 20 March 1602 by the States Ge ...
since the Treaty of Bungaya of 1667, but considered itself released from its obligations by the Dutch surrender to the British in 1811. In 1814 and again in 1816, Bone fought against the British. In 1816, the Dutch were restored to their former colonies per the outcome of the Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon, Napol ...
. When the Governor-General Godert van der Capellen
Godert Alexander Gerard Philip, Baron van der Capellen (Utrecht, 15 December 1778 – De Bilt, 10 April 1848) was a Dutch statesman. He held several important posts under the Kingdom of Holland and the Sovereign Principality of the United Net ...
visited South Sulawesi in 1824 to renew the Treaty of Bungaya, Bone was the only native state to refuse. When van der Capellen left, the queen of Bone attacked the Dutch positions, annihilating two garrisons.M. C. Ricklefs, ''A History of Modern Indonesia: c.1300 to the Present'' (Macmillan, 1981), p. 129.
In 1825, the Dutch and their allies from Gowa counter-attacked. The outbreak of the Java War
The Java War (; ; ), also known in Indonesia as the Diponegoro War (; ), was an armed conflict in central and eastern Java from 1825 to 1830, between native Javanese rebels headed by Prince Diponegoro and the Dutch East Indies supported by J ...
later that year necessitated the withdrawal of most Dutch soldiers. Thus, the war ended without Bone having renewed the Treaty of Bungaya. The stalemate persisted until 1838, when Bone finally renewed the treaty.
Aftermath
As a result of the Dutch attacks, the port of Bajoe was abandoned by the Sama people, who fled to Luwu.Jennifer L. Gaynor, ''Intertidal History in Island Southeast Asia: Submerged Genealogy and the Legacy of Coastal Capture'' (Cornell University Press, 2016). p. 120.References
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*1900. W.A. Terwogt. ''Het land van Jan Pieterszoon Coen. Geschiedenis van de Nederlanders in oost-Indië.'' P. Geerts. Hoorn *1900. G. Kepper. ''Wapenfeiten van het Nederlands Indische Leger''; 1816-1900. M.M. Cuvee, Den Haag.' *1876. A.J.A. Gerlach. ''Nederlandse heldenfeiten in Oost Indë.'' Drie delen. Gebroeders Belinfante, Den Haag.External links
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