Royal Netherlands East Indies Army

Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
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	KNIL
Engagements	War of Pattimura 1817; First expedition to Palembang 1819; Second expedition to Palembang 1821; Expedition to the West Coast of Borneo 1823; First Bone War 1824–1825; Java War 1825–1830; Dutch expedition on the west coast of Sumatra 1831; First Sumatran expedition 1832; Padri War 1821–1837; Second Sumatran expedition 1838; Expeditions to Bali Dutch intervention in northern Bali (1846); Dutch intervention in northern Bali (1848); Dutch intervention in Bali (1849); ; Expedition to the western section of Borneo 1850–1854; Expedition against the Chinese in Montrado 1854–1855; War on Nias Island (1838–1863) Nias Expedition 1855–1864; ; Palembang Highlands Expeditions 1851–1859; Banjarmasin War 1859–1867; Second Bone War 1859–1860; Pasoemah Expedition 1864–1868; Sunggal War 1872–1895; Batak War 1878–1907; Mandor rebellion 1884–1885; Jambi uprising 1885; Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem 1894; Unrest in Java 1900–1907; Merauke uprising 1902; Campaigns against Dayak; Kerinci Expedition 1903; Actions on Yapen 1903; Resistance on Tidore 1904; Aceh War 1873–1904 Edi Expedition 1890; Pedir Expedition 1897–1898; ; Third Bone War 1905; Dutch intervention in Bali (1906); Dutch intervention in Bali (1908); Communist rebellion in Sumatra 1927; 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, pronounced [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.