Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem

Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem (1894)

Attack of the Dutch on a Karangasem stronghold in Lombok in 1894.
DateJuly–November 1894
Location
Result
Territorial
changes
  • West Lombok remains under Karangasem rule until November.
  • Dutch officially control of Lombok and Karangasem.
    Lombok and Karangasem were included in the Dutch East Indies within the Bali and Lombok Residency division.
  • Belligerents

    Dutch East Indies

    Karangasem Kingdom

    Commanders and leaders

    Wilhelmina

    General-Major Jacobus Augustinus Vetter (Commander)
    General-Major P.P.H. van Ham (Second in command)  
    East Sasak leader rebels
    Anak Agung Madé Karangasem
    Anak Agung gedé Jelantik
    King of Mataram-Cakranegara
    Strength
    2,200 (July expedition) 12,000 elite troops to quash the rebellion and 500 soliders to against the Dutch
    Casualties and losses
    500 (August 1894)
    166 (November 1894)
    Thousand

    The Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem took place in 1894, and is part of the string of Dutch interventions in and around Bali that led to complete colonization of both Bali and Lombok by the early 20th century.

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