Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem

Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem (1894)
	; Attack of the Dutch on a Balinese stronghold in Lombok in 1894.
Date	July–November 1894
Location	Lombok
Result	Dutch victory. Dutch control of Lombok and Karangasem.
Belligerents
Dutch East Indies; Eastern Sasak	Lombok Mataram-Cakranegara Kingdom; Western Sasak
Commanders and leaders
	General-Major Jacobus Augustinus Vetter (Commander); General-Major P.P.H. van Ham (Second in command) †
Strength
	2,200 (July expedition)
Casualties and losses
500 (August 1894); 166 (November 1894)	Thousands

The Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem took place in 1894, and is part of the string of Dutch interventions in and around Bali that led to complete colonization of both Bali and Lombok by the early 20th century.

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