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On This Day in History: Stamford Raffles Conquers Java in 1811

Indonesia

On This Day in History: Stamford Raffles Conquers Java in 1811

How Stamford Raffles, Baron Minto, and the British East India Company “borrowed” Java from the Dutch East Indies during the Napoleonic Wars.

BY BananaKing

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Sep 18, 2025

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