The conquest of Java / by William Thorn ; with an introduction by John Bastin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thorn, William.

Contributor:

Bastin, John Sturgus, 1927-2024.

Standardized Title:

Memoir of the conquest of Java

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indonesia--History--British occupation, 1811-1816.

Indonesia.

Java (Indonesia)--Description and travel.

Java (Indonesia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Periplus, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

pt. 1. Tract of the several divisions of the fleet

pt. 2. Account of the campaign

pt. 3. Subsequent operations of the British forces.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

1-281-92859-3

9786613792792

1-4629-0470-X

OCLC:

782879733