KNIL - Royal Netherlands East Indies Army

[giorgio]

KNIL - Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
I'm trying to have an idea of the look of such troops, but the web is not so generous as i hoped...

When it comes to the Padri War (1821-1845) or the the Java War (1825-1830), i suppose one can use Waterloo Dutch vs Alexander's Indian army (!?) plus Dervishes (maybe even Mamelukes?).

For the Aceh War (1873-1904) British colonials in blue (?) could fit.

But when it comes to the two Dutch Interventions in Bali (1906-1908) it's hard... maybe German East Asia Brigade? WWI ANZAC? Australian Light Brigade? did the wear the bandoliers? which color were the uniforms? (all the pictures are in black & white).

Thanks

[Zed1]

I just found colonial reserve infantry on the web:
https://de.pinterest.com/pin/298996862735940946/
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/c0EAAOxyVaBS4BxA/s-l300.jpg
But I presume, they also refer to 1896? Dunno.

https://de.pinterest.com/pin/310115124318687095/

This here dated 1903:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/indonesia-Royal-Dutch-East-Indies-Army-KNIL-Military-Police-Uniform-1903-/360856821450?hash=item5404be1eca
1912:
https://de.pinterest.com/pin/523895369133521347/
1910:
https://de.pinterest.com/pin/523895369133521348/

[giorgio]

Thank you Zed1, very useful. Ok for the colonial age (pit helmets), but i'm still looking to get the full picture.

[huib]

Hi Giorgo,

If you visit the website Memory of the Netherlands (http://www.geheugenvannederland.nl/?/en/homepage) and fill in in the searchbox 'knil uniform' you get 55 images of a variety of different KNIL uniforms from Napoleonic time until the beginning of the 20th century. I am sure that is useful to you.

http://www.geheugenvannederland.nl/?/en/zoekresultaten/pagina/1/knil%20uniform/%28cql.serverChoice%20all%20knil%20%20AND%20uniform%29/&wst=knil%20uniform