Monday, January 26, 2015

Aceh War

The Aceh War started in a dispute the Aceh Sultanate and the Dutch government. What resulted was a bloody guerrilla war when the Acehnese Muslims declared Jihad against the Dutch Colonial government. Aceh remained independent for 30 years until 1914. This was one of Dutch's most bloodiest colonial wars with heavy casualties among the Dutch and the Aceh alike.

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