Expedition to the West Coast of Borneo

The Expedition to the West Coast of Borneo was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army against the Chinese Indonesian rebels at Pontianak, Mandor and Monterado in 1823.

Expedition to the West Coast of Borneo

Dutch fort te Sambas, gebouwd in 1823.
Date1823
Location
Pontianak, Mandor and Monterado
Result

Dutch victory

  • Rebellion suppressed.
Belligerents
 Netherlands Chinese Indonesian rebels
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Sources
  • 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.


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