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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2= [[Dutch]] | |combatant2= [[Dutch]] | ||
|commander1=Captain Cole RN | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Cole_(Royal_Navy_officer) Captain Christopher Cole RN] | ||
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== Expedition Force == | == Expedition Force == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Caroline HM Frigate Caroline] (36 guns) | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Caroline HM Frigate Caroline], Captain Christopher Cole RN (36 guns) | ||
*HM Frigate Piedmontaise (38 guns) | *HM Frigate Piedmontaise, Captain Charles Foote RN (38 guns) | ||
*HM Brig Barracouta (18 guns) | *HM Brig Barracouta, Acting Captain Richard Kenah RN (18 guns) | ||
*Detachment [[Madras Artillery]] {Capt Court) | *Detachment [[Madras Artillery]] {Capt Court) | ||
*Two Coys [[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|Madras European Regiment]] (Capt Nixon) | *Two Coys [[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|Madras European Regiment]] (Capt Nixon) | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/ | [http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/322/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to Banda-Neira] archive.org<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=S4Y1Orft5T4C&pg=PA17&dq=Amboyna%2BCaroline%2BCole&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q=Amboyna%2BCaroline%2BCole&f=false Lieut Lloyd's Account] Google Books | |||
[[Category:Battles|Banda, Capture of]] | [[Category:Battles|Banda, Capture of]] | ||
[[Category:Spice Islands 1810|Banda, Capture of]] | [[Category:Spice Islands 1810|Banda, Capture of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:15, 3 March 2010
| Capture of Banda 1810 | ||
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| Part of Spice Islands 1810 | ||
| Date: | 9 August 1810 | |
| Location: | Ambon Island, Indonesia | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 4.5879002°S 129.97683°E | |
| Result: | British occupation | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Dutch | |
| Commanders | ||
| Captain Christopher Cole RN | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Expedition Force
- HM Frigate Caroline, Captain Christopher Cole RN (36 guns)
- HM Frigate Piedmontaise, Captain Charles Foote RN (38 guns)
- HM Brig Barracouta, Acting Captain Richard Kenah RN (18 guns)
- Detachment Madras Artillery {Capt Court)
- Two Coys Madras European Regiment (Capt Nixon)
- Madras Artillery, 20 men and 2 guns (Lt Yeates)
External Links
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to Banda-Neira archive.org
Lieut Lloyd's Account Google Books