History of Aceh Hero Cut Nyak Dhien

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Hero of Aceh Cut Nyak Dhien

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Cut Nyak Dhien (long spelling: Tjoet Nja 'Dhien, Lampadang, Kingdom of Aceh, 1848 -Sumedang, West
Java, 6 November 1908; buried in Mount Puyuh, Sumedang) was a National Hero of Indonesia Aceh who
fought against the Dutch during the Aceh War. After the territory of VI Mukim was attacked, he fled,
while her husband Ibrahim Lamnga fought against the Dutch. Ibrahim Lamnga died in Gle Tarum on 29
June 1878 which caused Cut Nyak Dhien to be very angry and vowed to destroy the Dutch.

Resistance Against the Netherlands

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Rencong is a traditional weapon owned by the Aceh Tribe. Cut Nyak Dhien used Rencong as one of the
means of war against the Royal Dutch army when the Kingdom of the Kingdom attacked the Kingdom of
Aceh and burned the Great Mosque of Baiturrahman in 1873.

On March 26, 1873, the Dutch declared war on Aceh, and began firing a cannon fire on the Aceh coast
from the warship Citadel van Antwerpen. The Aceh war erupted. In the first war (1873-1874), Aceh led
by Panglima Polim and Sultan Machmud Syah fought against the Dutch led by Johan Harmen Rudolf
Köhler. At that time, the Dutch sent 3,198 soldiers. Then, on April 8, 1873, the Dutch landed on
Ceureumen Beach under Köhler, and immediately took control of the Baiturrahman Great Mosque and
burned it. The Aceh Sultanate could win its first war. Ibrahim Lamnga who fought on the front line
returned with a triumphant win, while Köhler was shot dead in April 1873.

In 1874-1880, under the leadership of General Jan van Swieten, the Mukim VI region could be occupied
by the Dutch in 1873, while the Sultan's palace fell in 1874. Cut Nyak Dhien and her baby finally fled with
mothers and other entourage on December 24, 1875. Her next husband fought to reclaim the Mukim VI
area.

When Ibrahim Lamnga fought in Gle Tarum, he was killed on 29 June 1878. This made Cut Nyak Dhien
very angry and vowed to destroy the Dutch.

Teuku Umar, an Acehnese warrior, applied for Cut Nyak Dhien. At first Cut Nyak Dhien refused.
However, because Teuku Umar invited him to fight in the battlefield, Cut Nyak Dien finally accepted it
and remarried to Teuku Umar in 1880. This made the morale of the spirit of Aceh's struggle against
Kaphe Ulanda (Dutch Kafir). Later, Cut Nyak Dhien and Teuku Umar have children named Cut Gambang.

The war continued guerrilla warfare and waged fi'sabilillah. Around the year 1875, Teuku Umar made a
move by approaching the Netherlands and his relationship with the Dutch became stronger. On
September 30, 1893, Teuku Umar and his army of 250 people went to Kutaraja and "surrendered" to the
Dutch. The Dutch were very happy because dangerous enemies were willing to help them, so they gave
Teuku Umar the title of Teuku Umar Johan Hero and made him the commander of the Dutch forces unit
with full power. Teuku Umar concealed a plan to deceive the Dutch, even though he was accused of
being a traitor by the Acehnese. In fact, Cut Nyak Meutia came to see Cut Nyak Dhien and scolded him.

Cut Nyak Dien is trying to advise him to return against the Dutch. However, Teuku Umar is still in contact
with the Dutch. Umar then tried to learn Dutch tactics, while slowly replacing as many of the Dutch as
possible in the unit he controlled. When the number of Acehnese in the army was enough, Teuku Umar
did a false plan on the Dutchman and claimed that he wanted to attack the Aceh base.

Teuku Umar and Cut Nyak Dhien left with all the troops and heavy equipment, weapons, and Dutch
ammunition, never to return. This betrayal is called Het verraad van Teukoe Oemar (betrayal of Teuku
Umar).

Teuku Umar who betrayed the Dutch caused the Dutch angry and launched a massive operation to
capture both Cut Nyak Dhien and Teuku Umar. However, the guerrillas are now equipped with
equipment from the Netherlands. They started attacking the Dutch while Jend. Van Swieten replaced.
His successor, Gen. Jakobus Ludovicius Hubertus Pel, was quickly killed and the Dutch troops were in
chaos.

The Netherlands then revoked the title of Teuku Umar and set fire to his house, and also pursued its
existence.
Dien and Umar continued to pressure the Dutch, then attacked Banda Aceh (Kutaraja) and Meulaboh
(the former base of Teuku Umar), so the Dutch continued to replace the general in charge.

Unit "Maréchaussée" then sent to Aceh. They are considered barbaric and very difficult to conquer by
the Acehnese. In addition, most of the "De Marsose" troops were Chinese-Ambonese who destroyed
everything in their path.

As a result of this, the Dutch troops felt sympathy for the Acehnese and Van der Heyden dissolved the
unit "De Marsose". This event also led to the success of the next generals as many people who did not
participate in the jihad lost their lives, and the fear remained in the people of Aceh .

General Joannes Benedictus van Heutsz exploited this fear and began hiring Acehnese to spy on the
rebel forces as informers so that the Dutch found Teuku Umar's plan to attack Meulaboh on February
11, 1899. Finally, Teuku Umar was killed by bullets. When Cut Gambang, son of Cut Nyak Dhien, weeping
over his father's death, he was slapped by his mother who then embraced him and said:

"As Acehnese women, we should not shed tears on those who are shahid"

Cut Nyak Dien then led the resistance against the Dutch in the hinterland of Meulaboh with his small
army and tried to forget her husband. These troops continued to fight until its destruction in 1901
because the Dutch army was accustomed to fighting in the terrain of Aceh. In addition, Cut Nyak Dien is
getting older. His eyes had begun to suffocate, and he was exposed to gout disease and also the number
of his troops continued to decrease, and difficult to obtain food. This made the troops pity.

Cut Nyak Dhien's boy named Pang Laot reported the location of his headquarters to the Netherlands
because of compassion. As a result, the Dutch attacked Cut Nyak Dien's headquarters in Beutong Le
Sageu. They were shocked and fought furiously. Dhien tried to take rencong and try to fight the enemy.
Unfortunately, the action Dhien successfully stopped by the Dutch.

Cut Nyak Dhien was arrested, while Cut Gambang managed to escape into the forest and continued the
fight that had been done by his father and mother.