Straits Settlements
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Were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia.
Establishment
August 1826: On 14 Aug 1826, Prince of Wales Island Colony became part of the Straits Settlements. The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories in Southeast Asia.
August 1826: Straits Settlements (Malacca, Penang, Singapore) under British East India Company rule to 1 Nov 1858.
Chronology
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Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
1.1.World War II (Asia & Pacific)
Was the East Asian, South Asian and Pacific theatre of World War II.
1.1.1.Malayan Campaign
Was a military campaign of Japan against British Malaya that ended with the expulsion of the British forces from the area.
December 1941: Japanese conquest of Sungei Patani.
December 1941: The fortress of Penang is evacuated by British forces.
January 1942: Japanese conquest of Lumut.
January 1942: The Japanese invade Labuan Island.
January 1942: Japanese conquest of Malacca.
February 1942: The Malayan Campaign of the Japanese ends with the surrender of Singapore.
January 1874: The Dindings - named after the Dinding River in present-day Manjung District - which comprised Pangkor Island, and the towns of Lumut and Sitiawan on the mainland, were ceded by Perak to the British government under the Pangkor Treaty of 1874.
January 1907: The British government extended the boundaries of the Straits Settlements to include Labuan (took effect on 1 January 1907).
Disestablishment
January 1942: Japanese conquest of Lumut.
January 1942: The Japanese invade Labuan Island.
January 1942: Japanese conquest of Malacca.
February 1942: The Malayan Campaign of the Japanese ends with the surrender of Singapore.
Selected Sources
British Land and Air Dispositions, 7 December 1941 and Japanese Centrifugal Offensive Dec.1941 - Jan. 1942 . United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://www.westpoint.edu/sites/default/files/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Asia/ww2%2520asia%2520map%252007.jpg
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 12
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.25
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.6
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