Kerinci Expedition

Ekspedisi Kerinci

Mountain artillery unit of the East Indies Army in 1896
Date1903
Location
Kerinci
Result
  • Dutch Victory
Belligerents
Kerinci tribe Dutch East Indies
Commanders and leaders
Depati Parbo Bolmar
Strength
Unknown 500 soldiers
Casualties and losses
At least 300 killed (including civilians) 300 killed

The Kerinci Expedition was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army to Kerinci (then Korintji), on the west coast of Sumatra, from 12 May to 4 September 1903.

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