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The Francis Light statue is a memorial to Captain Francis Light (1740–1794), the founder of the British colony of Penang in 1786. It is situated in the grounds of Fort Cornwallis, George Town, Penang, Malaysia.
Son William Light, founder of Adelaide. Captain Francis Light ( c. 1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British explorer and the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light and his lifelong partner, Martina Rozells, were the parents of William Light, who founded the city of ...
Feb 13, 2024 · There is perennial intrigue surrounding Captain Francis Light's involvement in creating the British settlement. Updated 3 months ago · Published on 13 Feb 2024 7:20AM. The statue of Francis Light, the pioneer of British colonial rule in Penang, at Fort Cornwallis in George Town.
Francis Light (born c. 1740, Suffolk, Eng.—died Oct. 21, 1794, Penang Island [now in Malaysia]) was a British naval officer who was responsible for acquiring Penang (Pinang) Island in the Strait of Malacca as a British naval base. Light served in the Royal Navy from 1759 until 1763. In command of a merchant ship, he went in 1771 to the ...
Oct 15, 2022 · By ROUWEN LIN. Books. Saturday, 15 Oct 2022. 9:35 AM MYT. A statue of Captain Francis Light seen in George Town, Penang in the early 1980s. The book trilogy 'Penang Chronicles' by Rose Gan, now into its second volume, shines a light on the British explorer's epic story. Photo: Filepic/The Star.
The Francis Light Statue was erected in 1936 in honour of Captain Francis Light, the founder of George Town. It now stands inside Fort Cornwallis, the spot on Penang Island where he first set foot on 17 July 1786. Contrary to popular belief, the statue was actually modelled after Light's son...
56Ian McIntyre, “Francis Light statue vandalised,”Sun Daily, July 3, 2020. 55Tim Stickings, “Statue of British colonial explorer Francis Light is splashed with red paint in Malaysian city he founded,”Daily Mail, July 7, 2020. 54Mohamed Basyir, “Francis Light statue in Penang defaced by vandals,”New Straits Times, July 2, 2020. 53Ibid.
