Palmeriam is an administrative village (''

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'' in Indonesian) in

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. The border of Palmeriam are : * Paseban administrative village,

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in the north * Kebon Manggis administrative village in the west * Kayu Manis administrative village in the east * Pisangan Baru administrative village in the south The

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of this administrative village is 13140.

Toponym

The name ''Palmeriam'' was derived from ''paal meriam'', meaning ''the place where the cannon were ready to shoot''. This name was given by the native people because of a

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arsenal in this place. British troops arrived in Batavia from

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in August 1811 aiming to seize the

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from the Dutch, who were at the time a vassal state of France. The Dutch army under the leadership of Governor-General Herman Willem Daendels resisted with some success, but was eventually defeated by the British Shahab, Alwi.
Saudagar Baghdad dari Betawi
', Cet.I, hal. 73. Penerbit Republika, Jakarta, 2004. . Accessed October 12, 2010.

References

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