Korps Marechaussee te voet

Korps Marechaussee te voet
Native marechaussee in uniform circa 1900, by Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht
Founded2 April 1890
Disbanded1942
Headquarters Batavia
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefG. G. J. Notten
G. J. W. C. H. Graafland
J. B. van Heutsz

The Korps Marechaussee te voet, also known as Korps Marechaussee van Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, was an elite gendarmerie unit of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL). While initially used for securing and guarding fortifications during the Aceh War, it later focused on counter-insurgency in the Dutch East Indies.

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