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== Expedition Force == | == Expedition Force == | ||
==== Advance Column ==== | ==== Advance Column ==== | ||
''Col Robert Rollo Gillespie, commanding'' | ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollo_Gillespie Col Robert Rollo Gillespie], commanding'' | ||
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|Left Flank Battalion || Major Fraser || | |Left Flank Battalion || Major Fraser || | ||
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|Detachment 89th Regiment || Major Butler || | |Detachment [[89th Regiment of Foot|HM 89th Regiment]] || Major Butler || | ||
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|Royal Marines || Capt Liardet || | |Royal Marines || Capt Liardet || | ||
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|Bengal Light Infantry Volunteer Battalion || Major Dalton || | |Bengal Light Infantry Volunteer Battalion || Major Dalton || | ||
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|Governor | |[[Governor General's Bodyguard]]|| Capt Gall || | ||
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|Pioneers || Capt Smithwayte || | |Pioneers || Capt Smithwayte || | ||
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|Horse Artillery || Capt Noble || | |Horse Artillery || Capt Noble || | ||
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|Detachment 22nd Dragoons || Major Travers<br> | |Detachment [[22nd Light Dragoons|22nd Dragoons]] || Major Travers<br> | ||
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==== The Line ==== | ==== The Line ==== | ||
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|HM 78th Regiment || Major Lindsey || | |[[78th Regiment of Foot|HM 78th Regiment]] || Major Lindsey || | ||
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|6th Battalion Bengal Volunteers || Major Raban || | |6th Battalion Bengal Volunteers || Major Raban || | ||
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|HM 69th Regiment || Lt-Col McLeod || | |[[69th Regiment of Foot|HM 69th Regiment]] || Lt-Col McLeod || | ||
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'''Right Brigade'''<br> | '''Right Brigade'''<br> | ||
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|HM 59th Regiment || Lt-Col McLeod || | |[[59th Regiment of Foot|HM 59th Regiment]] || Lt-Col McLeod || | ||
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|5th Battalion Bengal Volunteers || Capt Griffiths || | |5th Battalion Bengal Volunteers || Capt Griffiths || | ||
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| | || || Lt-Col Watson || | ||
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==== The Reserve ==== | ==== The Reserve ==== | ||
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|Pioneers || || | |Pioneers || || | ||
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|Royal Artillery || || | |[[Royal Artillery]] || || | ||
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|Engineers || || | |Engineers || || | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 20 December 2009
| Java Expedition | |
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| 1811-12 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Location: Java and Sumatra | |
| Combatants: | |
| East India Company | Dutch East India Company |
| Result: Seizure of territory | |
| Medals: | |
| Links: | |
| Category: Java Expedition 1811 | |
|
See our interactive map of Java Expedition 1811 locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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Summary
The control of Holland by the French in the Napoleonic War again brought Dutch trading interests in the Indies into conflict with the East India Company. Lord Minto sent an expedition from Madras which seized settlements in Java and Sumatra but the conquests were returned to the Dutch in 1815.
Expedition Force
Advance Column
Col Robert Rollo Gillespie, commanding
| Right Flank Battalion | Major Miller | |
| Left Flank Battalion | Major Fraser | |
| Detachment HM 89th Regiment | Major Butler | |
| Royal Marines | Capt Liardet | |
| Bengal Light Infantry Volunteer Battalion | Major Dalton | |
| Governor General's Bodyguard | Capt Gall | |
| Pioneers | Capt Smithwayte | |
| Horse Artillery | Capt Noble | |
| Detachment 22nd Dragoons | Major Travers |
The Line
Maj-Gen Wetherall, commanding
Left Brigade
Lt-Col Adams
| HM 78th Regiment | Major Lindsey | |
| 6th Battalion Bengal Volunteers | Major Raban | |
| HM 69th Regiment | Lt-Col McLeod |
Right Brigade
Col Gibbs
| HM 59th Regiment | Lt-Col McLeod | |
| 5th Battalion Bengal Volunteers | Capt Griffiths | |
| Lt-Col Watson |
The Reserve
Col Wood, commanding
| 4th Battalion Bengal Volunteers | Major Grant | |
| 1st Battalion 20th or Marine Regiment | Lt-Col Loveday | |
| 3rd Battalion Bengal Volunteers | ||
| Flank Battalion | Major Yule |
Additional Detachments
| Pioneers | ||
| Royal Artillery | ||
| Engineers |
324 European officers; 123 native officers; 5,144 European rank & file; 5,530 native rank and file; 839 pioneers, lascars etc; Total: 11,960
External Links
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Conquest of Java and Sumatra archive.org
Java Expedition 1811