Gotfried Coenraad Ernst van Daalen
19/20th-century army general and politician in the Dutch East Indies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gotfried Coenraad Ernst "Frits" van Daalen (23 March 1863 – 22 February 1930) was a Dutch military officer of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army who served as the Governor of Aceh from 1905 until 1908. During the Aceh War, van Daalen and his men were responsible for the Kuta Reh massacre, in which hundreds of men, women, and children were killed.
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Gotfried Coenraad Ernst van Daalen | |
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Born | 23 March 1863 Makassar, Dutch East Indies |
Died | 22 February 1930(1930-02-22) (aged 66) The Hague, Netherlands |
Allegiance | Netherlands |
Service/ | Royal Dutch East Indies Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | KNIL |
Battles/wars | Aceh War |
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