Military force maintained by the Netherlands in its colony of the Netherlands East Indies
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Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army coat of arms
Active
14 September 1814–26 July 1950
Countries
Dutch East Indies
Allegiance
Netherlands
Type
Army
Headquarters
Bandung, Dutch East Indies
Nickname(s)
KNIL
Engagements
First expedition to Palembang 1819 Java War 1825–1830 Padri War 1821–1837 Expeditions to Bali 1846–1849 Expedition to the western section of Borneo 1850–1854 Palembang Highlands Expeditions 1851–1859 Banjarmasin War 1859-1867 Second Bone War 1859–1860 Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem 1894 Kerinci Expedition 1903 Aceh War 1873–1904 World War II
Malayan campaign 1941–1942
Dutch East Indies campaign 1941–1942
New Guinea campaign 1942–1945
Borneo campaign 1945
Indonesian National Revolution 1945–1949
Commanders
Commander
See list
Notable commanders
Hein ter Poorten Simon Spoor
Aircraft flown
Army Air Force
Military unit
The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Dutch: Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger; KNIL, Dutch pronunciation:[knɪl]) (Indonesian: Tentara Kerajaan Hindia Belanda) was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of the Dutch East Indies, in areas that are now part of Indonesia. The KNIL's air arm was the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. Elements of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Government Navy were also stationed in the Netherlands East Indies.
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