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Malacca was ceded to the British in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 in exchange for Bencoolen on Sumatra. From 1826 to 1946 Malacca was governed, first by the British East India Company and then as a Crown Colony. It formed part of the Straits Settlements, together with Singapore and Penang.<br>  
Malacca was ceded to the British in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 in exchange for Bencoolen on Sumatra. From 1826 to 1946 Malacca was governed, first by the British East India Company and then as a Crown Colony. It formed part of the Straits Settlements, together with Singapore and Penang, (also known as Prince of Wales Island)<br>  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacca Malacca] Wickipedia
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacca Malacca] Wickipedia
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== History ==
== History ==
[[Battle of Soongei Pattye]] 1831<br>[[Battle of Kalama to Taboo]] 1832
[[Battle of Soongei Pattye]] 1831<br>[[Battle of Kalama to Taboo]] 1832

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Malacca was ceded to the British in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 in exchange for Bencoolen on Sumatra. From 1826 to 1946 Malacca was governed, first by the British East India Company and then as a Crown Colony. It formed part of the Straits Settlements, together with Singapore and Penang, (also known as Prince of Wales Island)
Malacca Wickipedia

History

Battle of Soongei Pattye 1831
Battle of Kalama to Taboo 1832