What the records say
- When
- 27 Nov 1806
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 6.13° S, 106.81° E
- Description
- Attack by British naval forces against Dutch naval forces at Batavia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Raid on Batavia (1806)
1806 raid of the Java campaign of 1806–1807
The raid on Batavia was a successful attempt by a large Royal Navy force to destroy the Dutch navy squadron based in Java on 27 November 1806 during the Java campaign of 1806–1807. The British Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, led a force of four ships of the line, two frigates and brig to the capital of Java at Batavia, in search of the squadron, which posed a threat to British shippin…
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