Legiun Mangkunegaran

Legiun Mangkunegaran was an Army corps in Java, Indonesia. It originated in 1757 as the court army of Prince Sambernyawa of Mangkunegaran.[1] After colonisation of Java by the Netherlands it was reorganised by Herman Willem Daendels as part of the Dutch forces, but with Javanese commanders.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Aukes, H. F. (1935). Het legioen van Mangkoe-Nagoro. A. C. Nix. Introduction. OCLC 316308.
  2. ↑ Cribb, R. B.; Audrey Kahin (2004). Historical dictionary of Indonesia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 258, 291. ISBN 978-0-8108-4935-8.
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