Occupation of Lahej: Difference between revisions

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Occupation of Lahej
Part of Arabian Peninsular Conflicts
Date:	1871
Location:	Lahij, Yemen
Presidency:	Bombay
Co-ordinates:	13.05968°N 44.881349°E
Result:	British occupation
Combatants
British Indian forces	Ottomans
Commanders
Brig-Gen J.W.Schneider CB, Resident Col J.R.Mackenzie, 105th Light Infantry
Strength
350 troops
Casualties

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+{{Battles_Infobox
-[[Category:Battles|Aden, Battle of 1871]]
+|partof=[[:Category:Arabian Peninsular Conflicts|Arabian Peninsular Conflicts]]
+|date=1871
+|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Lahej Lahij, Yemen]
+|presidency=[[Bombay]]
+|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=13.05968,44.881349&z=11&t=h&hl=en 13.05968°N 44.881349°E]
+|result=British occupation
+|territory=
+|combatant1=British Indian forces
+|combatant2= Ottomans
+|commander1=Brig-Gen J.W.Schneider CB, Resident<br>Col J.R.Mackenzie, 105th Light Infantry
+|commander2=
+|strength1= 350 troops
+|strength2=
+|casualties1=
+|casualties2=
+}}
+== External Links ==
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Lahej Sultanate of Lahej] Wikipedia<br>
+[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KrsmNygcbNgC&pg=PA1&dq=Aden&ei=nRuUSaHVCpjEM-Hc9KQJ#PPP1,M1 Google Books - History of Aden] Google Books<br>
+[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fn5XKvjeBVYC&pg=PA169&dq=Lahej&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=az-UScugI6WwMpOr9aQJ#PPA169,M1 Occupation of Lahej] Google Books<br>
+[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2&dq=Aden+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false  Aden]  Gazetteer 1857
+[[Category:Battles|Lahej, Occupation of]]
+[[Category:Arabian Peninsular Conflicts|Lahej, Occupation of]]