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Asia 1820-1844 – part 4

  Saturday 4th March 1820 Batavia Courant, 20th November – the Dutch military expedition to Sumatra to recover Palembang and the islands of Banca and Billiton has experienced reverses. First the expedition was unable to cross the bar of the … Continue reading

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