Title

The Expedition against the Malays: View of the Encampment, Bandar Bahru...1876. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

The Expedition against the Malays: View of the Encampment, Bandar Bahru, from the back of the Residency, 1876. Engraving after a sketch made by Major O. H. Nicolls during the Perak War. 'There have been some conflicts of later date with the Malays lower down the river Perak, at a place called Kota Lama, below the Residency, which is at Bandar Bahru. The force commanded by Brigadier-General Ross...attacked the village of Kota Lama, but met with an unexpected and fiercely-determined resistance. Major Hawkins was killed, with one sailor and one sepoy; four or five were wounded, one being Mr. Townsend, the surgeon'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

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Reference

HRM23A81_077

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48,3Mb (5,3Mb) / 16,5in x 11,3in / 4960 x 3403 (300dpi)

Keywords

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