Invasion of the Spice Islands
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Invasion of the Spice Islands
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The invasion of the Spice Islands was a military invasion by British forces that took place between February and August 1810 on and around the Dutch owned Maluku Islands also known as the Spice Islands in the Dutch East Indies during the Napoleonic wars. By 1810 the Kingdom of Holland was a vassal of Napoleonic France and Great Britain along with the East India Company sought to control the rich Dutch spice islands in the East Indies. Two British forces were allocated; one to the island of Ambon
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1810 British military campaign in the Dutch East Indies
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Spice_Islands
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2019-11-23T22:35:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T22:20:09Z
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