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Netherlands Armed Forces in Suriname
Netherlands Armed Forces in Suriname
Troepenmacht in Suriname
	Emblem of the Netherlands Armed Forces in Suriname
Active	1868–1975
Country	Netherlands
Type	Army
Size	636 personnel (1863); 299 personnel (1907); 3,850 personnel (1944)
Part of	Royal Netherlands Army (1814–1868); Ministry of the Colonies (1868–1957); Netherlands Armed Forces (1957–1975)
Headquarters	Paramaribo
Anniversaries	16 October
Engagements	Napoleonic Wars Battle of Waterloo; Suppression of the 1929 Curaçao riots World War II

The Netherlands Armed Forces in Suriname (Troepenmacht in Suriname; TRIS, Dutch pronunciation: [trɪs]) was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of Suriname (later known as the constituent country of Suriname), in the area that is now independent Republic of Suriname.

History

Units from the Dutch Caribbean existed in the Royal Netherlands Army even before 1814. In 1815, the 10th and 11th battalions were created and participated in the Battle of Waterloo, the final battle of the Napoleonic Wars. In 1821, the 10th and 11th battalions were renamed 27th and 28th battalions. They were then combined into one 27th Battalion, which on 16 October 1868 was split into two divisions. The first is the "Troops of the Colonial Authorities on Curaçao", whose task was to defend Curaçao and Dependencies (later known as the Netherlands Antilles); the second is the "Colonial Forces in Suriname", whose task was to protect Suriname. These units were placed under the authority of the Ministry of the Colonies. In 1929 they participated in the suppression of the riots on the island of Curaçao.^[1]

In 1939, the Surinamese Militia [nl] was formed, which was a voluntary army of the people living in Suriname. The 2,000 American troops stationed in Suriname during World War II to protect the bauxite industry and to guard against a Vichy French invasion, were placed under the command of the militia.^[2]

In 1957, units of the Dutch colonial forces in Suriname were transferred from the Ministry of the Colonies to the Armed forces of the Netherlands.^[1] Following the declaration of Suriname's independence on 25 November 1975, the Colonial Forces were disbanded and many members of these units joined the newly created Surinamese Armed Forces (renamed the Suriname National Army in 1980).^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "De historie van de TRIS – TRIS Online". TRIS Online (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Tweede wereldoorlog". Tris Online (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Wie o wie… kan ons iets vertellen over". Triskontakten. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

Bibliography

H. Ringoir De Nederlandse Infanterie. Bussum, C.A.J van Dishoeck, 1968.
van Putten, A.L.M. (1988). Inventaris van het archief van de Troepenmacht in Suriname, (1873) 1900-1975 (in Dutch). The Hague: Nationaal Archief. Retrieved 17 November 2021.