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Raffles, 1781-1826
Sir Reginald Coupland
出版Pickle Partners Publishing, 2017-01-12
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)History / Europe / IrelandHistory / Military / Special Forces
ISBN17872085169781787208513
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ay5BDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.