Fortr Marlborough
After about 140 years in Bengkulu, the British government has left many historical legacy which one of them is Fort of Marlborough. Strong building was built in 1713 until 1719 during the leadership of Governor Joseph Collet.
In 1712 Joseph Collet was appointed Deputy Governor, he built a new fortress on a rock facing the sea. Construction of the fort of Marlborough then lasted for 4 years (1714-1718). Joseph Collet named with Fort of Marlborough taken from the name of a British nobleman and hero, namely John Churchill, Duke of of Marlborough I. The fortress is the largest in Asia is was once the center of British colonial rule which controls the province of Bengkulu since 1685-1825.
With the 17th century architecture, the fort of Marlborough really have an attraction that is rarely found in other places. Additionally, the location is being in one area with attractions Tapak Padri Beach presents a mix of natural attractions and history. Besides, the lodgings for tourists are also already available within a radius of 1 km from the fort. It is not surprising if this object is a leading tourist attraction for the city of Bengkulu.
Since the first built, the fort of Marlborough has held a strategic function in the field of ideological, political, economic, social, cultural, defense and security so that is interesting commodity research. John Bastin in his book "The British in West Sumatra" (1685-1825) provides many information about the events surrounding the fort of Marlborough. Based on one of the recorded information, the fort of Marlborough been left by the British government for nearly five years, in 1719-1724. To be interesting to know more about who controls the the fort of Marlborough and what happened during those 5 years.
In the reign of Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1818-1824, Bengkulu became famous. Then in 1825, England bartering with the Dutch, which controlled the territory of Malaysia and Singapore. The next Dutch occupied the fort of Marlborough until World War II. During World War II, Japanese troops occupied the whole of Sumatra until the Japanese surrendered in 1945. After independence, the fort was used by the military and national police until 1970.
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