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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 | 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 | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
== 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 | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 21 August 2009
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)
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