Aden Expedition
Appearance
Aden Expedition | |||||||
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Part of Conquest of Aden | |||||||
![]() Capture of Aden on a 1939 stamp marking the centenary | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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 that the British Royal Navy carried out 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. The expedition 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
Royal Navy:
- HMS Volage, frigate, 28 guns, flagship
- HCS Coote, Sloop-of-war, 18 guns
- HMS Cruizer brig, 18 guns
- HCS Mahi, schooner, 5 guns
See also
Citations and references
Citations
- ^ http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Seizure_of_Aden_1839
- ^ Clowes, pg. 277-279
- ^ Playfair, pg. 162-163
References
- Clowes, William (1901). The Royal Navy: A history from the earlierst times to the present Volume VI. London, England: William Clowes & Sons.
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(help) - 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.
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