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Initial Violence and Escalation
- When
- 7-9 October 1740
- Where
- Batavia
- Part of
- Batavia Massacre
Chinese workers killed Dutch soldiers, leading to weapon confiscation and subsequent retaliatory burning of homes by Dutch and allied groups.
On 7 October 1740, hundreds of Chinese sugar mill workers killed 50 Dutch soldiers. Dutch troops responded by confiscating all weapons and imposing a curfew. Two days later, rumors of Chinese atrocities prompted other Batavian ethnic groups to burn Chinese houses along the Besar River, while Dutch soldiers fired cannons at Chinese homes in revenge.
Sources
- 1740 Batavia massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-26
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