Stamford Raffles, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (6 July 1781 - 5 July 1826) was a British statesman, best known for his founding of the city of Singapore (now the city-state of the Republic of Singapore). He is known as the "Father of Singapore". He was also heavily involved in the conquest of the Indonesian island of Java from Dutch and French military forces during the Napoleonic Wars and contributed to the expansion of the British Empire. Raffles was born on the ship Ann off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica to Captain Benjamin Raffles (d. June 1797) and Anne Raffles (née Lyde).