Second expedition to Palembang explained

Conflict:Second expedition to Palembang
Place:Palembang, Palembang Sultanate
Date:1821
Result:Dutch victory
Combatant1: Netherlands
Combatant2: Palembang Sultanate
Commander1: Hendrik Merkus
François de Stuers
Commander2: Mahmud Badaruddin
Strength1:4,179
Strength2:Unknown
Casualties1:95 killed
220 wounded
Casualties2:Unknown

The second expedition to Palembang was a punitive expedition by the Dutch against the Palembang Sultanate in 1821. The commander of the expedition, Hendrik Merkus de Kock, succeeded in coming to an agreement with Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II.

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