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|partof= | |partof=[[Aden]] | ||
|date=19 January 1839 | |date=19 January 1839 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden Aden, Yemen] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden Aden, Yemen] | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 16 January 2008
| Seizure of Aden 1839 | ||
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| Part of Aden | ||
| Date: | 19 January 1839 | |
| Location: | Aden, Yemen | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 12.772440°N 45.039271°°E | |
| Result: | British occupation | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | ||
| Commanders | ||
| Maj. T. M. Baillie 24th B.I. Captain S.B.Haines Indian Marine |
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| Strength | ||
| 800 troops | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 15 killed & wounded | About 100 | |