Perang punika kakawitin santukan pamréntah kolonial hindia belanda meled ngicalang hak tawan karang sané berlaku ring bali, inggih punika hak antuk raja-raja sané berkuasa ring bali antuk ngambil kapal sané kandas ring perairan nyané miwah makasami isinnyané.
The war started because the dutch east indies colonial government wanted to abolish the tawan karang rights that were in effect in bali, namely the rights of the kings. who is in charge of bali to retrieve ships that have run aground in its waters and all their contents.