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|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]  
|presidency=Bombay  
|presidency=[[Bombay]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.777855,45.014681&z=12&t=h&hl=en 12.772440°N 45.039271°°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.777855,45.014681&z=12&t=h&hl=en 12.772440°N 45.039271°°E]   
|result=British occupation  
|result=British occupation  
|territory=Ceded by Sultan Muhsin bin Fadl of Lahej
|territory=Ceded by Sultan Muhsin bin Fadl of Lahej
|combatant1=East India Company  
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=  
|combatant2=  
|commander1=Maj. T. M. Baillie 24th B.I.<br>Captain S.B.Haines Indian Marine  
|commander1=Maj. T. M. Baillie 24th B.I.<br>Captain S.B.Haines Indian Marine  

Revision as of 17:58, 16 January 2008

Seizure of Aden 1839
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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
Strength
800 troops
Casualties
15 killed & wounded About 100

External Links

Google Books - Seizure of Aden