| Author: | Sir Reginald Coupland | ISBN: | 9781787208513 |
| Publisher: | Papamoa Press | Publication: | January 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Papamoa Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sir Reginald Coupland |
| ISBN: | 9781787208513 |
| Publisher: | Papamoa Press |
| Publication: | January 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Papamoa Press |
| Language: | English |
First published in 1926, this is a scholarly work on Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, FRS (July 6, 1781 - July 5, 1826), a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java (1811-1815) and Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817-1822), best known for his founding of Singapore. He was also heavily involved in the conquest of the Indonesian island of Java from Dutch and French military forces during the Napoleonic Wars and contributed to the expansion of the British Empire.
First published in 1926, this is a scholarly work on Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, FRS (July 6, 1781 - July 5, 1826), a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java (1811-1815) and Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817-1822), best known for his founding of Singapore. He was also heavily involved in the conquest of the Indonesian island of Java from Dutch and French military forces during the Napoleonic Wars and contributed to the expansion of the British Empire.
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