Raffles and the British Invasion of Java

Tim Hannigan

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN:	9789814358859
Publisher:	Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd.
Imprint:	Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd.
Pub date:	31 Jan 2013
DEWEY:	959.820223
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	368
Weight:	278g
Height:	202mm
Width:	135mm
Spine width:	27mm