On September 25, 1925, Governor Dirk of the Dutch East Indies issued a general martial law decree in the East Indies, demanding that all indigenous peoples who comply with Dutch rule must stay in their respective Urban Cities and not travel to other cities under any pretext.
Those who fail to abide by this command will be treated as insurgents, and the Dutch Army can execute them without following any further orders.
On the same day, the Dutch Army and the Indigenous army engaged in fierce combat outside Batavia, with gunfire and artillery roaring incessantly—if one didn't look closely, it might well be mistaken for an epic war.
Yet the reality of the battlefield left many intelligence personnel from Australasia somewhat taken aback.
The battle was less of a fierce fight than it was a one-sided slaughter.
The divisions stationed in Batavia were relatively competent, greatly exceeding the attacking Indigenous army in combat effectiveness when on the defense.
