Dutch intervention in Bali (1849)

Dutch intervention in Bali (1849)
The Raja of Buleleng killing himself with 400 followers, in an 1849 puputan against the Dutch. Le Petit Journal, 1849.
Date 1849-1850 Location Bali, Indonesia Result Dutch victory Dutch control of Northern Bali
Belligerents
Netherlands Lombok	Kingdom of Buleleng [id] Kingdom of Jembrana [id] Kingdom of Klungkung [id] Kingdom of Karangasem [id]
Commanders and leaders
Andreas Victor Michiels  †	I Gusti Ketut Jelantik  †
Strength
100 ships 3,000 sailors 5,000 well-trained soldiers	33,000 men
Casualties and losses
34	1,000s

The Dutch intervention in Bali in 1849 was a major Dutch military intervention in Northern and Southern Bali, following two failed interventions, the 1846 intervention and the 1848 intervention. The Dutch used as a pretext Balinese salvage claims over shipwrecks, which were customary to the Balinese, but unacceptable under International law.^[1]