On 16 November 1873 came the time for van Swieten

On 16 November 1873 came the time for van Swieten,
to depart from Jakarta to lead the Dutch army
which was entrusted to him, transported by as many as 60 (six
tens of ships, consisting of warships, escort ships, ships
civil and rented rented vessels. In this battleship ter-
entered warships that had been "on duty" on
the first Dutch attack, such as "Citadel van Ant-
wepen "," Marnix "," Sumatra "and so on
warships "Banda", "Borneo", "Banjarmasin", "Sambas"
"Palembang", "Amboina", "Deli", "Semarang", "Bromo", '
"Merapi", "Metalen Kruis", "Watergeus", "Bomelerwaart", "Aart
van Nes "," Zeeland "and so on.Similarly the ships
rented particles such as "Raya", "Graaf van Bijlandt", "Sin-
doro "," Baron Mackay "," Bentink "and so on.
Another of the warships and carriages was brought along 186
sloepenflottilje (boat of war). As it turns out then the boat
war as this used to strengthen the Dutch army from
kuala Aceh.
With the addition of this navy to 3 times as well
the naval force brought in for the attack
The second Dutch to Aceh.
Similarly with the artillery line, threefold.
The number of cannon has 206 shoots and 22 mortars shoot with
the technical divisions of his tasks such as bergbattery,
veldbattery and for vesting.
The strength of the army is 3 (three) batches of on
several battalions with their respective leaders obeyed
the level of unity, of the colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain
and so on down.
To the command headquarters of the warlord concurrently
the government commissioner provided a unity with bandages,
tukan, to him the Mangkunegara legionary officer of Ariogon-
dosisworo, Paku Alam officer, R.M.P. Warungperang, Ritmeester
Barisan Bangkalan, the prince of P. Adinegoro and the Barisan officers
Sumenep R.A.P. Kromo.
The general staff consists of a colonel assisted by a major
and several subordinates of Dutch officers and "Bumiputera".
Horse line (cavalry) complete with 4 (four) officers
and 75 subordinates and war horses (agile).