1814: British Capture of the Fort of Makassar (Dutch East Indies)
Imperial Shadows clover Sulawesi: The 1814 British Capture of the Fort of Makassar The early 19th century cause a period of global upheaval, as the Napoleonic Wars in Europe sent tremors across the oceans, reshaping colonial empires in the most distant corners of the world. Among these shifts, the British intervention in the Dutch East […]