Raffles and the British Invasion of Java

Raffles and the British Invasion of Java
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Publisher : Monsoon Books
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9789814358866
ISBN-13 : 981435886X
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Book Synopsis Raffles and the British Invasion of Java by : Tim Hannigan

Download or read book Raffles and the British Invasion of Java written by Tim Hannigan and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1811, an army of 10,000 British redcoats splashed ashore through the muddy shallows off Batavia (now Jakarta) to conquer the Dutch colony of Java. They would remain there for five turbulent years. Drawing on both British and Javanese archival sources, this narrative history-cum-biography explores the bloody battles and furious controversies that marked British rule in Java, and reveals the future founder of Singapore, Thomas Stamford Raffles in a shocking new light.


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