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Thomas Matulessy
Nickname(s)Pattimura
Born(1783-06-08)June 8, 1783
Haria, Saparua, Maluku, Dutch East Indies[1]
DiedDecember 16, 1817(1817-12-16) (aged 34)
Nieuw Victoria, Ambon, Maluku, Dutch East Indies
AllegianceUnited Kingdom British Maluku
Service/branch British Army
RankSergeant
Battles/warsPattimura War
AwardsNational Hero of Indonesia[2]

Thomas Matulessy, (June 8, 1783 - December 16, 1817),[3] also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply Pattimura, was a Christian[citation needed] Ambonese soldier who led a rebellion against Dutch forces on Saparua near Ambon in Maluku.

He took the Dutch fortress there and repelled the colonial force sent against him. The Dutch Resident on Saparua and his family (except for one child) were murdered, the Dutch sent reinforcements from Batavia (modern-day Jakarta); the rebels were defeated and Matulesia surrendered. In December 1817 he was hanged along with three others.

References

  1. ^ http://www.haria.org/?page=19
  2. ^ http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/p/pattimura/index.shtml
  3. ^ http://balagu.50webs.com/pahlawan/phmaluku/thomas_matulesy.html
  • Ricklefs, M.C. (1991). A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300 (Second Edition). MacMillan. p. 137. ISBN 0-333-57690-X.

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