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The Dutch East Indies, [3] also known as the Netherlands East Indies (Dutch: Nederlands (ch)-Indië; Indonesian: Hindia Belanda), was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.
Aug 25, 2024 · Dutch East Indies, one of the overseas territories of the Netherlands until December 1949, now Indonesia. This territory was made up of Sumatra and adjacent islands, Java with Madura, Borneo (except for North Borneo, which is now part of Malaysia and of Brunei), Celebes with Sangihe and Talaud.
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After the end of the war in the Pacific, the British assisted the Dutch in attempting to restore their colonial administration in the East Indies. On 22 February 1946 while on its way from Kletek, Java, just south of Surabaya, to their Battalion HQ at Waroe a jeep carrying Indian soldiers near Ketegan hit a mine placed by Indonesian Nationalists.
Two maps of the Dutch East Indies: one of the whole region, and one of Java alone. Both are divided into administrative regions—e.g. Java is divided into regencies—with coloured borders. Details
Recognising the potential of the East Indies spice trade, and to prevent competition eating into Dutch profits, the Dutch government amalgamated the competing merchant companies into the United East India Company (VOC).
Feb 26, 2013 · “The beginning of the end of the Dutch East Indies” is how military historians describe the Battle of the Java Sea, one of the most decisive battles of the Pacific Campaigns of World War II which took place 71 years ago on Feb. 27, 1942 in the Dutch East Indies.
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The invasion of Java was a successful British amphibious operation against the Dutch East Indies in Java between August and September 1811 during the Napoleonic Wars.
