Francis Light
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Francis Light was a British sailor and explorer best known for founding the colony of Penang and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light was the father of William Light, who founded the city of
Statue of Light at Fort Cornwallis
HMS Dragon (centre) in 1762
Family tree of the Capel family descendants of Light
The tomb of Francis Light in Penang's Protestant Cemetery.
Fort Cornwallis
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Fort Cornwallis is a bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century. Named after the then Lieutenant-General The 2nd Earl Cornwallis, t
Francis Light
…of his son William, as there were no portrait of Francis to use. Erected in 1936 to celebrate 150 years since George Town was founded, it stands at Fort Cornwallis in George Town. Light Street, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in George Town, is named after him. Convent Light Street, Penang's oldest girls…
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Engraving of Fort Cornwallis in 1804.
Entrance drawbridge of Fort Cornwallis.
Seri Rambai Cannon and walls viewed from the Esplanade.