J. B. Van Heutsz

J. B. Van Heutsz

J. B. (Joannes Benedictus) van Heutsz (February 3, 1851, Coevorden, Drenthe – July 11, 1924, Montreux), was a Dutch military officer who was appointed governor general of the Dutch East Indies in 1904. He had become famous years before by bringing to an end to the long Aceh War.

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