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Napoleonic Wars: British ships began a raid on Griessie after the Dutch captain refused a British demand for surrender.
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Napoleonic Wars
1803–1815 series of wars led by Napoleon
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803–1804) under the First Consul followed by the First French Empire (1804–1815) under the Emperor of the French, Napoleon…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Raid on Griessie
1807 raid during the Java campaign of 1806–1807
The raid on Griessie was a British attack on the port of Griessie in the Dutch East Indies on December 1807 during the Java campaign of 1806–1807. It was the final action in a series of engagements fought by the British squadron based in the Indian Ocean against the Dutch navy's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)