Thomas Matulessy, born
Mat Lussy (
June 8 1783 -
December 16 1817), also known as
Kapitan Pattimura or simply
Pattimura, was a
Muslim soldier who led a rebellion against Dutch forces on
Saparua near Ambon in
Maluku.
He took the Dutch fortress there and repelled the colonial force sent against him. The Dutch Resident on Saparua and his family (except for one child) were murdered, the Dutch sent reinforcements from
Batavia (modern-day Jakarta); the rebels were defeated and Matulesia surrendered. In December 1817 he was hanged along with three others.
