Title
View of British invasion fleet en route to Java in 1811, passing by the Straits of Singapore
Year/Period
Early 19th century
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: 25.5 x 40.7 cm
Accession No.
1994-00305
Collection of
The Straits of Singapore were a busy thoroughfare even before the founding of Singapore. In 1811, 90 English East India Company warships and transports sailed through the Straits of Malacca. With over 10,000 troops, this was probably the Company’s largest invasion fleet. It went on to quickly conquer Java and a young Raffles became the island’s first and only Lieutenant-Governor.
