The Patriots faction gained prominence in one of these countries partly due to a failure in a colonial struggle against the other. One of these countries ceded its colony in Bencoolen to the other as part of a treaty that allowed it to establish the 
The Patriots faction gained prominence in one of these countries partly due to a failure in a colonial struggle against the other. One of these countries ceded its colony in Bencoolen to the other as part of a treaty that allowed it to establish the Straits Settlements. Ten Japanese and ten citizens of one of these countries were executed for treason by agents of a company from the other of them in the (*) Amboyna Massacre. Stamford Raffles' founding of Singapore led to increased tensions between these two countries, prompting an 1824 treaty in which they partitioned control of the Malay world. These two countries fought a series of three wars over maritime ambitions in the 17th century. For 10 points, name these countries that controlled Malaya and the East Indies, both of which were ruled by William of Orange.
The Patriots faction gained prominence in one of these countries partly due to a failure in a colonial struggle against the other.
Great Britain AND The Netherlands [accept United Kingdom for Great Britain; accept Nederland or Holland or other synonyms for Netherlands]