What the records say
- When
- 4 Aug 1781 – 18 Aug 1781
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 0.96° S, 100.36° E
- Description
- 1781 raid
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Raid on Sumatra
1781 campaign in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
The raid on Sumatra took place during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War in August 1781. A fleet of the British East India Company set forth to capture the Dutch settlements on Sumatra including Padang. The raid which was more a bluff, was highly successful and netted much profit for the East India Company; in addition the raid also compelled the Dutch to give trading rights to the British after war.
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