H. Merkus de Kock
Dutch general
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role in Java War
- In Diponegoro
Under Gen. H. Merkus de Kock, the Dutch proceeded to develop a system of small, mutually protecting outposts linked by good roads that enabled them to quell the natives’ guerrilla warfare. In 1830 Diponegoro agreed to meet with Dutch representatives for peace negotiations, but during the…
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