Complete the sentence about William Farquhar with the correct year: Farquhar was chief engineer in the expeditionary force which took Malacca from the Dutch on 18 August ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1795
- Step 1: Farquhar was chief engineer in the expeditionary force which took Malacca from the Dutch on 18 August 1795. Answer: 1795. Why not the others: 1820, 1780 and 1798 don't fit.
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