Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Raffles Vs Deandles

In Singapore we will find many places that perpetuate the name of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. There is a field, road, bulevard, recreation places and hotels that perpetuate the name of the city founders 'lion' is. There is also a statue of Raffles, when he first set foot in Temasek (1819), a marshy fishing village which has become Singapore.

It shows that the government and people appreciate the services of the island countries of the British rulers. In fact, the ideal beginning when he built a rival airport in Singapore is to Batavia, where he reigned for five years (1811-1816).

The opposite of Raffles, Daendels Marshal Herman Willem (1805-1808) almost nothing was known of Indonesian society. In fact, iron-armed marshals who was appointed governor-general by Louis Bonaparte, brother of Emperor Napoleon's time in power in the Netherlands was, until today we still find legacy. Daendels nicknamed 'Napoleon Betawi' because the willingness of France. It was he who moved downtown from the Fish Market to the Weltevreden (Gambir and Banteng Square). Batavia causing widespread toward the south.

Daendels who built along the 1000 km road from Anyer in Banten to Panarukan, a monumental work in mind at the time when there has been no heavy equipment. And, he ruthlessly ordered to the sultan and regent to mobilize thousands of slave labor (forced labor) to build Postweg Groote (Post Road). Faksa history shows that due to the construction of roads that now can we enjoy it, thousands of workers die and the bodies do not terkuburkan sprawl. Famine-stricken villagers were no longer able to get up, let alone taking care of his brothers who died that the religion is required to be glorified. According to data of about 12 thousand people dead.


There is another achievement Daendels, when he came into an area, he stuck a wooden stick and said,''Let's try when I come back to this place has built a city.''Then there was Bandung, dubbed Parijs van Java and Flower City. Bung Karno when organizing the Asian-African Conference (1955), which was attended by dozens of heads of state deliberately chose Bandung. Bandung is now the first Dutch and tourists admired mancangara gets new title: City of Trash.

The idea of building a road Paya Daendles Post comes to mind when he was on his way overland on 29 April 1808 from Buintenzorg (Bogor) to Semaranbg, continue to East Java. It shows his determination when the mind is still a jungle path and through the mountain regions with many cliffs and ravines.

The presence in the archipelago Daendles can not be forgotten when Napoleon occupied the Netherlands in 1799-1807 who was then facing the UK. And, of Post Road can not be separated from efforts to defend the island of Java from the threat of British occupation.

For that, we should compare the two people who are hostile to each other. Unlike Daendles cruel and knows no decency, requires that the sultans kneeled to him, Raffles, who was born in Western India (July 6, 1781) is a gentle person. One of the characteristics that make it as a humanist.

And, when British troops August 4, 1811 with 12 thousand troops landed in Cilincing, Daendles which had been prepared previously is no longer a governor-general. He replaced JHW Jansen (1762-1838). British troops would only take six weeks to knock out the French forces in Batavia. Then Raffles was appointed as governor-general (1811-1816). Napoleon did not want dipecundangi granted, otherwise England wary of France. Building arsenal of guns in Britain, along Jl Matraman southward to the field General Urip Sumohardjo. England take into account the French troops will make revanche, and is expected to attack from the direction of Jl Gunung Sahari.

England alleged fumble. October 1813 French soldiers landed in Cilincing, but not towards Ancol but entering the forest (now bypassed) and stabbing of Jatinegara. The British Army and was based on Jl dibokong moor were destroyed. Hundreds of British soldiers were killed and jeneazahnya buried in the swamp Jatinegara (Rawabangke and now replaced so Rawabunga). Road Matraman so great battle in European style. UK the deserted former concentration is known as the Solitude (silence). Solitude Gang and later became the now replaced so Jl KHA Dahlan.

However, England finally managed to master the Batavia and was appointed as the lieutenant governor Raffgles. While the governor generals based in Calcutta (India). During the British colonial period (1811-1816) is known as the Raffles in addition to working hard in a long administrtasi change, he also straightened diplomacy with the sultans of Java in an effort to diplomatic approach. Unlike Daendels often insulted them.

Report of a large temple has been discovered hidden in the woods near Yogya - a completely unknown Netherlands - which made him happy and he traveled there. Borobudur Temple was built thousands of years earlier and is one of the seven wonders of the world. Now become the most revered shrines of Buddhists in the world.
(Alwi Shahab)


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