02447nam 2200553 a 450 991079016750332120230617034223.01-281-92859-397866137927921-4629-0470-X(CKB)2670000000169325(EBL)876503(OCoLC)782879733(SSID)ssj0000655031(PQKBManifestationID)12321855(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000655031(PQKBWorkID)10595139(PQKB)10127901(MiAaPQ)EBC876503(Au-PeEL)EBL876503(CaPaEBR)ebr10542746(CaONFJC)MIL379279(EXLCZ)99267000000016932520120403e20041815 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe conquest of Java[electronic resource] /by William Thorn ; with an introduction by John BastinSingapore Periplus20041 online resource (463 p.)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.0-7946-0073-5 pt. 1. Tract of the several divisions of the fleet -- pt. 2. Account of the campaign -- pt. 3. Subsequent operations of the British forces.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 IndonesiaHistoryBritish occupation, 1811-1816Java (Indonesia)Description and travel959.82022Thorn William841750Bastin John136236MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790167503321The conquest of Java3740458UNINA