The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy
Henry Keppel
EAN: | 1230000099655 |
Publisher: | Herne Ridge Ltd. |
Published: | 16 January, 2013 |
Format: | ePub |
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The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy
Henry Keppel
James, Rajah of Sarawak, KCB (born James Brooke; 29 April 1803 - 11 June 1868) was a British adventurer whose exploits in areas of the British Empire led to him becoming the first White Rajah of Sarawak. In 1833, He inherited £30,000, which he used as capital to purchase a 142-ton schooner, The Royalist. Setting sail for Borneo in 1838, he arrived in Kuching in August to find the settlement facing an Iban and Bidayuh uprising against the Sultan of Brunei. Greatly impressed with the Malay A
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