Anthonio Hurdt

Anthonio Hurdt
Director-General
of the Dutch East Indies[1]
In office
1684–1687
Governor GeneralJoannes Camphuys
Preceded byBalthazar Bort[2]
Succeeded byunknown
Commander of the VOC forces on the Javanese pasisir[3]
In office
July 1678 – December 1678
Governor GeneralRijklof van Goens
Preceded byIsaac de Saint-Martin
Succeeded byChristiaan Poleman
Personal details
Bornc. 1630
Died1689 (aged 58–59)

Anthonio Hurdt (c. 1630 – 1689; also spelt Anthony Hurdt and Anthonij Hurt)[4] 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, the latest of which was the VOC Governor of Ambon. He was then posted to Java—in Western Indonesia—to lead the Kediri campaign (also known as the Hurdt expedition) against Trunajaya. After a protracted march slowed by logistical challenges, VOC and its ally Mataram overran Trunajaya and took his stronghold and court at Kediri, 25 November 1678. After the campaign he served in Batavia, becoming Director-General of the VOC in the Indies from 1684 to 1687, when he was expelled due to a dispute with Governor-General Joannes Camphuys.

  1. ^ Ricklefs 1993, p. 80.
  2. ^ Ricklefs 1993, p. 79.
  3. ^ Ricklefs 1993, p. 236.
  4. ^ "Hurdt, Anthonio, approximately 1630–1689". Library of Congress Name Authority File. 2013-03-22.

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