First expedition to Palembang

First expedition to Palembang
Date	1819
Location	Palembang
Result	Palembang victory
Belligerents
Netherlands	Palembang Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Constantijn Johan Wolterbeek	Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II

Last updated August 26, 2025

The First expedition to Palembang or also known as War of Menteng ( Indonesian :Perang Menteng) was a punitive expedition of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army to Palembang in 1819. The expedition ended in a failure for the Dutch.

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1900. W.A. Terwogt. Het land van Jan Pieterszoon Coen. Geschiedenis van de Nederlanders in oost-Indië. P. Geerts. Hoorn
1900. G. Kepper. Wapenfeiten van het Nederlands Indische Leger; 1816-1900. M.M. Cuvee, Den Haag.'
1876. A.J.A. Gerlach. Nederlandse heldenfeiten in Oost Indë. Drie delen. Gebroeders

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