theanglodutchtreaty


 * Of course, this isn't an end to the settlement. **


 * The Dutch were angry with Raffles for setting up a settlement in Singapore and claimed that Singapore indirectly belonged to the Dutch. **


 * This caused disputes between the Dutch and the British. However, despite the official protests from the Dutch over Singapore, both decided not to declare war because nobody can gain from it. **


 * The British did not want to anger the Dutch as they knew Holland could be used as a buffer state and used to launch attacks on their island. **


 * The Dutch too did not want to go to war as they are already financially unstable due to the Napoleonic wars. Any more wars could cause the country to go bankrupt. **

 =**__The Anglo-Dutch Treaty__** = = = **Also known as the "Treaty of London of 17 March 1824", it states that the Malay Peninsula and Singapore came within the British sphere of influence while the Dutch was placed under Dutch (Indonesia). The Dutch also agreed to give their port of Meleka to Britain in exchange for the British port of Bencoolen in Sumatra. The British thus came to have three ports: Singapore, Melaka and Penang...** **You can click [|here] to have clearer understanding of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty.**
 * Thus, the //Anglo-Dutch treaty// was signed. **

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