Anthonio Hurdt | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the Dutch East Indies[1] | |
| In office 1684–1687 | |
| Governor General | Joannes Camphuys |
| Preceded by | Balthazar Bort[2] |
| Succeeded by | unknown |
| Commander of the VOC forces on the Javanese pasisir[3] | |
| In office July 1678 – December 1678 | |
| Governor General | Rijklof van Goens |
| Preceded by | Isaac de Saint-Martin |
| Succeeded by | Christiaan Poleman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1630 |
| Died | 1689 (aged 58–59) |
Anthonio Hurdt (c. 1630 – 1689; also spelt Anthony Hurdt and Anthonij Hurt)[4] was a Dutch East India Company (VOC) officer active in what is now Indonesia in the seventeenth century. He was initially assigned in civilian positions in Eastern Indonesia, the latest of which was the VOC Governor of Ambon. He was then posted to Java—in Western Indonesia—to lead the Kediri campaign (also known as the Hurdt expedition) against Trunajaya. After a protracted march slowed by logistical challenges, VOC and its ally Mataram overran Trunajaya and took his stronghold and court at Kediri, 25 November 1678. After the campaign he served in Batavia, becoming Director-General of the VOC in the Indies from 1684 to 1687, when he was expelled due to a dispute with Governor-General Joannes Camphuys.