Event Dutch-Bone Wars

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Were a series of conflicts between the Netherlands and the Bone state in southern Sulawesi.

Chronology

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1. First Bone War

Was a series of punitive expeditions of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army against the Bone state in South Sulawesi in 1824-25.

  • January 1839: In 1838 the Bone renewed the Treaty of Bungaya with the Dutch.

2. Second Bone War

Was a war fought from 20 February 1859 until 20 January 1860 between the forces of the Dutch East Indies and the Kingdom of Bone, in Indonesia.

  • January 1860: Representatives of the Kingdom of Bone surrendered to the Dutch on 20 January 1860.
  • February 1858: When the King of Bone, Ahmad Saleh, died on 16 February 1858, he was succeeded by his widow, Basse Arung Kajuara, who started to act as an independent ruler.

3. Third Bone War

Was a Dutch military expedition against the Kingdom of Bone in South Sulawesi (Indonesia).