East Indies theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars situation in Europe had however shifted once more during 1796 when France and Spain signed the Treaty of San Ildefonso, transferring Spain from an ally of Britain to an ally of France. British attention in the East Indies therefore shifted from the French island territories to the Spanish Philippines, where the defence squadron had been badly damaged in a hurricane in April 1797 and was in dock for extensive repairs. British forces were once again in the ascendant, Rainier commanding five ships of the line, one fourth rate ship and six frigates. Extensive plans were developed by Rainier in conjunction
No. 19 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF board. No. 19 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF , also known as No. 19 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron, was a transport and communications unit of the "Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger" ("Military Aviation of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army"; ML-KNIL), formed in Australia during the final stages of World War II. The squadron was formed as a Dutch unit in late 1944 from two transport flights that had previously been based in Brisbane and Melbourne, and which had run supplies to joint Australian-NEI combat squadrons in the Northern Territory and in West Papua. Upon formation the squadron