What position did Raffles hold in the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816?
Governor-General
Lieutenant-Governor
British Governor
Colonial Secretary
Answer
Stamford Raffles served as one of the British Governors of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816. During this time, he was instrumental in the capture of the Indonesian island of Java from the Dutch.
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