Second expedition to Palembang

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Second expedition to Palembang
De overmeestering van Palembang (Sumatra) door luitenant-generaal Baron de Kock, 24 juni 1821, Louis Meijer, 1857 - Rijksmuseum.jpg
De overmeestering van Palembang door luitenant-generaal Baron de Kock, 24 juni 1821, Louis Meijer
DateJune 1821
Location
Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Flag of South Sumatra.svg Palembang Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Merkus
Flag of the Netherlands.svg François de Stuers
Flag of South Sumatra.svg Mahmud Badaruddin
Strength
4,179 Unknown
Casualties and losses
95 killed
220 wounded
Unknown

The second expedition to Palembang was a punitive expedition by the Dutch against the Palembang Sultanate in 1821. The commander of the expedition, Hendrik Merkus de Kock, succeeded in coming to an agreement with Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II.

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