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François Tack (c. 1650 – 8 February 1686) was a
François Tack (c. 1650 – 8 February 1686) was a 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 ...
(VOC) officer. Ranked captain at the time of his death, he was one of the VOC's main commanders during the 1678 Kediri campaign against Trunajaya
Trunajaya (Madurese) or Tronajâyâ, also known as Panembahan Maduretno (1649 – 2 January 1680), was a prince and warlord from Arosbaya, Bangkalan, Madura, known for leading the Trunajaya rebellion (1674–1681) against the rulers of the Ma ...
and participated in the city's assault. He was later killed during a brawl at the court of Mataram in Kartasura
Kartasura (, also spelled Kartosuro) is a district ''(kecamatan)'' in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Kartasura is considered Surakarta's satellite city and a junction of highways to Yogyakarta and Semarang. It can be reached within ...
on 8 February 1686, where he was sent on a diplomatic mission to arrest Untung Surapati.
See also
*Anthonio Hurdt
Anthonio Hurdt ( – 1689; also spelt Anthony Hurdt and Anthonij Hurt) was a Dutch East India Company (VOC) officer active in what is now Indonesia in the seventeenth century. He was initially assigned in civilian positions in Eastern Indonesia, t ...
, the overall VOC commander of the Kediri campaign.
* Isaac de Saint-Martin
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* * * {{Authority control Army officers of the Dutch East India Company 1686 deaths Year of birth uncertain