Aden Expedition | |||||||
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Part of Conquest of Aden | |||||||
Cannon made in 1531 for the Ottoman invasion of India, these were captured at Sira by the Royal Navy in 1839 and are now displayed in the Tower of London. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Lahej | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henry Smith | unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Land: ~700 infantry[1] Sea: 1 frigate 1 corvette 1 brig 1 schooner |
~700 infantry 33 artillery pieces 1 fort | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
17 killed or wounded 1 corvette damaged |
~150 killed or wounded 139 captured 33 artillery pieces captured 1 fort captured |
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The Aden Expedition was a naval operation carried out by the British Royal Navy in January 1839. Following Britain's treaty concerning the colonization of territory in the present day Yemen, the Sultanate of Lahej resisted which led to a series of skirmishes between the two sides. In response to the incidents, a small force of British warships and soldiers were sent to Arabia which succeeded in defeating the Arab defenders, who held a fortress on Sira Island, and occupied the nearby port of Aden.[2][3]
Order of Battle[]
Royan Navy:
- HMS Volage, frigate, 28 guns, flagship
- HMS Coote, corvette
- HMS Cruizer, brig, 16 guns
- HMS Mahi, schooner
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Seizure_of_Aden_1839
- ↑ Clowes, pg. 277-279
- ↑ Playfair, pg. 162-163
- Clowes, William (1901). The Royal Navy: A history from the earlierst times to the present Volume VI. London, England: William Clowes & Sons.
- Playfair, Robert L. (1859). A history of Arabia Felix or Yemen, from the commencement of the Christian era to the present time: including an account of the British settlement of Aden. Education Society's Press.
Coordinates: 12°46′47″N 45°2′57″E / 12.77972°N 45.04917°E
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