Johan Köhler

Johan Harmen Rudolf Köhler (3 July 1818 – 14 April 1873) was a Dutch general in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army.

Johan Köhler
Birth nameJohan Harmen Rudolf Köhler
Born(1818-07-03)3 July 1818
Groningen, Netherlands
Died14 April 1873(1873-04-14) (aged 54)
Aceh, Dutch East Indies
Buried
Kebon Jahe Kober
Allegiance Netherlands
BranchDutch East Indies Army
Service years1832–1873
RankGeneral
BattlesFirst Aceh Expedition †
AwardsMilitary Order of William
Spouse(s)Johanna Beekhuis

Life

Köhler was born in 1818 in Groningen, the son of a sergeant major in the Royal Dutch Army.

He enlisted in the infantry in 1832, at the age of 14, where he steadily progressed through the officer ranks and, in 1839, moved to the Dutch East Indies, where he joined the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, also steadily climbing the ranks.

As a captain in 1856, he partook in a punitive expedition to suppress insurgents in the Lampung District. His actions earned him a knighthood fourth class in the Military Order of William in January 1857. After a promotion to colonel in 1865, he was given military command over West Sumatra.

Köhler was killed while leading the First Aceh Expedition in 1873.

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