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== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Latest revision as of 15:53, 26 March 2010

Seizure of Amboyna
Part of Malacca and the Spice Islands
Date: 16 February 1796
Location: Ambon Island, Indonesia
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 3.7°S 128.16667°E
Result: British occupation
Combatants
East India Company Dutch
Commanders
Maj. Urban Vigors
Strength
Casualties

Expedition Force

External Links

Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to Amboyna archive.org