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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461873503321

Autore

Thorn William

Titolo

The conquest of Java [[electronic resource] /] / by William Thorn ; with an introduction by John Bastin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : Periplus, 2004

ISBN

1-281-92859-3

9786613792792

1-4629-0470-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (463 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BastinJohn

Disciplina

959.82022

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Indonesia History British occupation, 1811-1816

Java (Indonesia) Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprint. Originally published: Memoir of the conquest of Java. London : T. Egerton, Military Library, 1815.

"Nineteenth-century Java seen through the eyes of a soldier of the British Empire"--Cover.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Tract of the several divisions of the fleet -- pt. 2. Account of the campaign -- pt. 3. Subsequent operations of the British forces.

Sommario/riassunto

Originally published in 1815, Major William Thorn's The Conquest of Java describes the military and naval elements of the British expeditionary force  to Java in 1811 as part of a plan to eliminate French influence from the Eastern Seas. Led by Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty, a 55-year-old American who had fought on the side of the British during the American War of lndependence, the British invasion force which left India was by far the largest armament ever to enter the Eastern Seas-with nearly 12,000 men and 100 ships its size was unmatched until the second World