Pattimura biography of christopher
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Pattimura biography of christopher
| The Statue of Pattimura in Ambon, at the very spot of his execution |
The coming year of 2017 will be the 200th anniversary of Pattimura Day in Moluccas, Indonesia, which is held annually at May 15, commemorating the massive (and victorious) attack by Kapitan (from Portuguese capitão, means 'captain') Pattimura and his warriors on Dutch fortress Duurstede in Saparua Island in 1817.
In 1816, after the handover of Moluccas from British colonial authority back to the Dutch, several suppressive measures were then applied, such as trade monopoly, land taxing, and relocations of entire villages.
Moluccan natives previously serving with British military were forced to serve with the Dutch military, despite the agreement described in Anglo-Dutch Treaty, or London Tractate, signed in 14, that these natives were free to choose either to enter service within the new authority or quit military service.
Pattimura himself had served within the British military up to the rank