Historedia
Group or institution

Dutch East India Company troops

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1740

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Dutch East India Company troops, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Batavia Massacre

    1740

    Role: Perpetrators of the massacre

    1. 7-9 October 1740 · BataviaInitial Violence and Escalation

      Chinese workers killed Dutch soldiers, leading to weapon confiscation and subsequent retaliatory burning of homes by Dutch and allied groups.

    2. 9-22 October 1740 · BataviaSustained Massacre

      Despite an amnesty, irregular gangs continued to hunt and kill Chinese residents until the governor-general called for a cessation of hostilities.

Sources

  1. 1740 Batavia massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-26