August 28th. 
August 3i1st. 
Sept. 2nd. 
584, THE DUTCH EXPEDITION TO THE ISLAND OF LOMBOK. 
Gradually the town was turned into an entrenched camp and the 
foreground cleared. The Balinese commenced to throw up earthworks 
on the west and south side of Materam and also entrenched themselves 
on the road running southwards from Materam to Sekarbela. 
On the 28th, telegraphic orders were received that the expedition 
was to be proceeded with and that reinforcements would be sent. 
Mr. Liefrinck was sent to the east coast to raise tho Sassak tribes and 
the navy opened fire on Materam. 
On the 31st August, two companies and the still remaining section 
of Mountain Artillery drove the Balinese out of the foremost outworks 
to the west of Materam. ‘This expedition verified the fact that the 
Balinese had thrown up a breastwork in front of Aroeng Aroeng, at 
a distance of about 1100 yards in front of the western side of 
Materam. 
This breastwork, built of clay taken from the rice fields, was six feet 
six inches high, six feet six inches thick at base and one foot three 
inches at the top and was some 1500 yards long. It was provided 
with thousands of bamboo loopholes in two rows. The upper row, for 
men standing, sloped slightly downwards—the lower row, for men 
kneeling, was horizontal. 
By the 2nd September the following reinforcements had been 
received :— 
CoMBATANTS. Non-ComMBaTanTs. HORSES. 
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The above information is manifestly incomplete as regards non-combatants and horses. « Ih- 
cludes Major-General Segov, second in command, vice Van. Ham (deceased). + Includes Lieut.- 
Colonel Frackers to command 6th battalion, vice Van Bijlevelt (wounded), and Lieut.-Colonel 
Scheuer to command 9th battalion, vice Van Lawick van Pabst (deceased). 
