Originally published in 1815, 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. This book contains a vivid account of the expeditions maritime course to Java, the success of British arms in the island, and the subsequent British military operations against the sultanates of Palembang and Yogyakarta in 1812.
- ISBN10 0794600735
- ISBN13 9780794600730
- Publish Date 12 May 2004 (first published 1 September 1993)
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 7 June 2011
- Publish Country SG
- Imprint Periplus Editions/Berkeley Books Pte Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 448
- Language English