The Dutch Massacre in the Outback of Aceh
Port ulee ulee Banda Aceh that afternoon sudden boisterous. Three ships Netherlands large docked, bring hundreds of people who transported from the ground across. Not less than 10 officers, 13 NCO, as well as geologists and medical personnel Nationals Europe participate in a group of it. It including 473 people Foreman, dozens porters forced, pilot, and 208 member marsose aka Corps marechaussee te voet, military unit that shelter under koninklijk nederlands-indische Leger (knil) aka Army Royal Dutch.
Most of the member marsose derived from the local people. They are the youth of Java to Maluku to be used as a soldier Colonial, including mission is important in the land rencong. That day, February 8, 1904, the Netherlands start a campaign to end the war Aceh have lasted for three decades as well capture cut nyak Dien still do resistance by guerrilla.
John benedictus Van heutsz as governor general Dutch at that time very ambitious controlled entire Aceh. Understandably, Van heutsz been involved in the war Aceh, even had a chance to be a governor in the region, but always failed. See also: crippling teuku Umar to cut nyak dhien month puasahari day last resistance cut nyak dhien mission conquest of a total of Banda Aceh, group leaders lieutenant Colonel gotfried coenraad Ernst Van daalen contrary to lhokseumawe, the final destination shipping. Next trip followed by a ride tram to bireuen taken within 4 hours.
Hundreds of people that have to walk from the bireuen. Track the only to achieve the interior of gayo is only road to the field mountains difficult. Long March towards gayo undertaken to take up to 163 days (Ibrahim alfian, face Aceh in the trails history, 1999: 229).
Expedition to the ground gayo and ironing it began report the results of research snouck hurgronje titled "het gajolan en zijn bewoners" or "land gayo and population" to the Van heutsz. The governor general was responding to the point Van daalen as the leader of the military operations to Aceh. Chosen Van daalen not without reason. Family Van daalen already very experienced in Aceh. Father gotfried, Van daalen Sr., ever captain in the war Aceh second period (1874-1880),
but failed to complete his mission. Van daalen young also receive the appointment of duty military well as complete the task of his father. Later, hurgronje Fed up on the action Van daalen assessed "beyond the limits" in the expedition to Aceh in 1904 it.
However, not so Van heutsz, even mention Van daalen as figure "sometimes rough and hard, very tight and arbitrary in action, but can also protect and forgive." Read also: the adventures of pilgrimage gofur in mekkahtaktik Netherlands control Islam through the degree hajinasihat Abdul Ghaffar to Dutch Colonial government after through a variety of obstacles, from the condition of difficult terrain, increasingly depletion of backup logistics, up to attacks sudden launched by the insurgents Aceh, group Van daalen end up on the ground gayo. Mission conquest total starts. Shortly after arriving, Van daalen directly send a letter to the Kings of gayo so that they soon facing. Van daalen want the leaders of the people that signed an agreement subject as was conducted by many leader of the people in Aceh other (Dien Madjid, note the edge of the history of Aceh, 2014: 280).
Response leaders gayo was unexpected. None of them that meets the invitation. Van daalen the wrath then move the troops to comb one by one Township in the region. Kings and community leaders were forced to come. If still reluctant, muzzle weapon that will speak.  action massacre people gayo insisted refused subject and choose the fight. People gayo had a typical in the fight or defend themselves. All residents of the village without except gathered fortresses of bamboo and Thorn to withhold the onslaught of the enemy. Most of them wear all-round White to indicate that this is the Holy war against the kaphe aka infidels. Although with weapons potluck plus supplications to the creator, the people gayo choose better off in the way than a prisoner. Van daalen not implementing special tactics. He just ordered all enemies exterminated merciless. Deli Courant (1940) said in a conquest in one of the village in gayo, hundreds of people killed. Death toll consists 313 men, 189 women, and 59 children. Not only in gayo, action massacre's continues to the area of the tribe board in Aceh Southeast. One of the incident occurred on June 14, 1904 in Kuta reh. According asnawi Ali, ex-combatants free Aceh movement, there are 2.922 people were killed in the tragedy: 1.773 men and 1.149 women, including children and parents. See also: tactic surefire teuku Umar trick Netherlands the fact that surprising has revealed by aide Van daalen, j.c.j. kempees. In the report titled "de tocht Van overste Van daalen door de gajo, Alas-en bataklanden" (1904),
kempees call expedition military the Dutch inland Aceh that at least claimed the lives up to 4,000. Still in the report, kempees include the photos into evidence has been a massacre of the people of the tribe gayo or pedestal. Every time after raid, Van daalen ordered his aide to take pictures piles bodies with marsose that pose in the surrounding (Dien Madjid, 2014: 282). Expedition military the Dutch inland Aceh continuing up to the ground Karo in North Sumatra was arguably be a round of the end of the war Aceh. In a series of the action, cut nyak dhien finally caught and then exiled to sumedang, West Java, until his death.
Although cut nyak Dien as head of the last has been arrested, but fighters and Acehnese continue to do the resistance of the Netherlands despite scale smaller. It lasted even to the Netherlands submit to Japan on the 1942. different from the case westerling and a number of wound history of the other, until now the Netherlands not apologize officially related massacre in the interior of the foyer Mecca which lasted for three months in 1904 it.