Korps Marechaussee te voet
The Korps Marechaussee te voet (literally "marshal corps on foot") were a colonial gendarmerie of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL), principally used for counter-insurgency in the Dutch East Indies.
Korps Marechaussee te voet | |
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Native marechaussee in uniform circa 1900, by Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht | |
Founded | 1890 |
Disbanded | 1942 |
Headquarters | Batavia |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | G. G. J. Notten G. J. W. C. H. Graafland J. B. van Heutsz |
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