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... force . " This was an obviously impossible request . At the very moment Coen was dictating his reply , four English ships and one yacht were preparing to sail from Bantam to the Moluc- cas under Captain Castleton . Coen ignored the ...
... force . " This was an obviously impossible request . At the very moment Coen was dictating his reply , four English ships and one yacht were preparing to sail from Bantam to the Moluc- cas under Captain Castleton . Coen ignored the ...
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... force was in bivouac on the west side of the river and had been ordered to interfere with the evacuation of the ... forces , were no longer a serious threat , and since Djakarta had been ordered to cease hostilities , the war council at ...
... force was in bivouac on the west side of the river and had been ordered to interfere with the evacuation of the ... forces , were no longer a serious threat , and since Djakarta had been ordered to cease hostilities , the war council at ...
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... force was less than 4,000 men and that many of them were tramping through the woods looking for food . For a month everything was quiet , and on October 21 Coen decided to counterattack with his whole force . In this battle the enemy ...
... force was less than 4,000 men and that many of them were tramping through the woods looking for food . For a month everything was quiet , and on October 21 Coen decided to counterattack with his whole force . In this battle the enemy ...
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The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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