The French and British interregnum in the Dutch East Indies took place between 1806 and 1816. The French ruled between 1806 and 1811, while the British took over from 1811 to 1816 and transferred its
The action of 31 July 1811 during the French and British interregnum
Portrait of Stamford Raffles by George Francis Joseph, 1817
Herman Willem Daendels
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Herman Willem Daendels was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator who served as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1808 to 1811.
French and British interregnum in the Dutch East Indies
…treated as a proxy French colony, administered through a Dutch intermediary. In 1806, King Lodewijk Napoleon of the Netherlands sent one of his generals, Herman Willem Daendels, serving as governor-general of East Indies based in Java. Daendels was sent to strengthen Javanese defenses against a perceived incoming British…
Portrait by Raden Saleh, 1838
General Daendels Taking Leave of Lieutenant-Colonel Krayenhoff (1795)
View on Beshenkovichi, From J. North (2005) Napoleon's Army in Russia: The Illustrated Memoirs of Albrecht Adam – 1812. Pen & Sword Books. Plate 21.