Native Auxiliary Forces of the British Army in Java and the East Indies (1811-1816)
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| Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant Governor of Java |
-Prangwedanan Legion
Prangwedanan Legion also known as the mangkunegaran legion, raised in 1808 as a dutch auxiliary force in the east indies. Following the British capture of java, the legion were disbanded, but were reformed by raffles as an auxiliary unit to the British Army in the 13th February 1812, the colonel itself were still the prince of mangkunegara the second which is prangwedana, the legion saw an action in the storming of the jogjan palace during 1812 with 500 men, the unit then serves the Dutch back, after the British handed back the east indies in 1816.
Uniform :
The legion during the British service were described for having a red coatees and white breeches with a "kulbak" Hat which I assume a traditional javanese blangkon hat or just like the sepoy turban, no further information were recorded, the legion had a black coatees and a shako during the Dutch service
-Amboynese Corps
Amboynese Corps, raised in 1810, following the British capture of amboynese island in the spice islands , the unit consisted of European officers and drill sergeant with 665 rank and file amboynese natives, the corps saw a small action with a 35 man detachment in the British capture of fort orange in ternate 1810, the corps were later disbanded in 1816 as the British handed back the east indies to the Netherlands.
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-Notokusumo's Troop
Notokusumo's Troop, formed in 1812 as an auxiliary force, numbered only 100 men, this unit has a lack of disciplinary, most of the men are an addict to opium making them almost entirely useless, only a few of them were engaged in the storming of jogjan palace 1812, and only a few of them were later to be recruited to the newly-formed pakualam legion in 1813 by the british.
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No information, notokusumo's troop were described having a white armband on their left hand to identify them as notokusumo's men in the storming of jogjan palace 1812, notokusumo also wore british cavalry uniform
-Legion of Pakoe Alam
Legion of Pakoe Alam, raised in 1813 by lieutenant general Thomas stamford raffles, recruited from notokusumo's troop and local residents, their task were not more than guarding the residents and act like a police, the size of the unit were not more than a 100, they were transferred to Dutch service in 1816.
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