Royal Netherlands East Indies Army

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Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army coat of arms
Active	14 September 1814–26 July 1950
Countries	Dutch East Indies
Allegiance	Netherlands
Type	Army
Headquarters	Bandung, Dutch East Indies
Nickname(s)	KNIL
Engagements	First expedition to Palembang 1819 Java War 1825–1830 Padri War 1821–1837 Expeditions to Bali 1846–1849 Expedition to the western section of Borneo 1850–1854 Palembang Highlands Expeditions 1851–1859 Banjarmasin War 1859-1867 Second Bone War 1859–1860 Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem 1894 Kerinci Expedition 1903 Aceh War 1873–1904 World War II Malayan campaign 1941–1942 Dutch East Indies campaign 1941–1942 New Guinea campaign 1942–1945 Borneo campaign 1945 Indonesian National Revolution 1945–1949
Commanders
Commander	See list
Notable commanders	Hein ter Poorten Simon Spoor
Aircraft flown
Army Air Force

The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Dutch: Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger; KNIL, Dutch pronunciation: [knɪl]) (Indonesian: Tentara Kerajaan Hindia Belanda) was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of the Dutch East Indies, in areas that are now part of Indonesia. The KNIL's air arm was the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. Elements of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Government Navy were also stationed in the Netherlands East Indies.