Valckenier responds by called another meeting of …
Years: 1740 - 1740
October
Valckenier responds by called another meeting of the council on October 9.
Meanwhile, rumors spread among the other ethnic groups in Batavia, including slaves from Bali and Sulawesi, Bugis, and Balinese troops, that the Chinese are plotting to kill, rape, or enslave them.
These groups preemptively burn houses belonging to ethnic Chinese along Besar Stream.
The Dutch follow this with an assault on Chinese settlements elsewhere in Batavia in which they burn houses and kill people.
The Dutch politician and critic of colonialism W. R. van Hoëvell will write that "pregnant and nursing women, children, and trembling old men fell on the sword. Defenseless prisoners were slaughtered like sheep".
Troops under Lieutenant Hermanus van Suchtelen and Captain Jan van Oosten, a survivor from Tanah Abang, take station in the Chinese district: Suchtelen and his men position hemselves at the poultry market, while van Oosten's men hold a post along the nearby canal.
At around 5:00 p.m., the Dutch open fire on Chinese-occupied houses with cannon, causing them to catch fire.
Some Chinese die in the burning houses, while others are shot upon leaving their homes or commit suicide in desperation.
Those who reach the canal near the housing district are killed by Dutch troops waiting in small boats, while other troops search in between the rows of burning houses, killing any survivors they find.
These actions later spread throughout the city.
Vermeulen notes that many of the perpetrators were sailors and other "irregular and bad elements" of society.
During this period there is heavy looting and seizures of property.
Meanwhile, rumors spread among the other ethnic groups in Batavia, including slaves from Bali and Sulawesi, Bugis, and Balinese troops, that the Chinese are plotting to kill, rape, or enslave them.
These groups preemptively burn houses belonging to ethnic Chinese along Besar Stream.
The Dutch follow this with an assault on Chinese settlements elsewhere in Batavia in which they burn houses and kill people.
The Dutch politician and critic of colonialism W. R. van Hoëvell will write that "pregnant and nursing women, children, and trembling old men fell on the sword. Defenseless prisoners were slaughtered like sheep".
Troops under Lieutenant Hermanus van Suchtelen and Captain Jan van Oosten, a survivor from Tanah Abang, take station in the Chinese district: Suchtelen and his men position hemselves at the poultry market, while van Oosten's men hold a post along the nearby canal.
At around 5:00 p.m., the Dutch open fire on Chinese-occupied houses with cannon, causing them to catch fire.
Some Chinese die in the burning houses, while others are shot upon leaving their homes or commit suicide in desperation.
Those who reach the canal near the housing district are killed by Dutch troops waiting in small boats, while other troops search in between the rows of burning houses, killing any survivors they find.
These actions later spread throughout the city.
Vermeulen notes that many of the perpetrators were sailors and other "irregular and bad elements" of society.
During this period there is heavy looting and seizures of property.
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