Diponegoro War - 1825 AD - 1830 AD

Jakarta (DreamLandLibrary) - Diponegoro War (English: The Java War, Dutch: De Java Oorlog), was a large and comprehensive war that lasted for five years (1825-1830) that took place in Java, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), between colonial forces The Netherlands under the leadership of General De Kock against the native population led by a Yogyakarta prince named Pangeran Diponegoro. In this war there have been many casualties. Both the...

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Padri War - 1803 AD to 1838 AD

Jakarta (DreamLandLibrary) - The Padri War was a war that took place in West Sumatra and its surroundings, especially in the kingdom of Pagaruyung from 1803 to 1838. This war was a war that was initially the result of conflict on religious matters before it turned into a war against colonialism. The Padri War began with the emergence of a clash of groups of scholars who were dubbed the Padri against the customs that were rife by the community...

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