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== Expedition Force ==
== Expedition Force ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dover HM Frigate Dover] (38 guns)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dover HM Frigate Dover] (38 guns)
*[[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|Madras European Regiment]] (74 men0
*[[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|Madras European Regiment]] (74 men)
*Amboynese (32 men)
*Amboynese (32 men)
*Marines (36 men)
*Marines (36 men)

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Capture of Ternate 1810
Part of Spice Islands 1810
Date: 31 August 1810
Location: Ternate, Indonesia
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 0.78281563°N 127.38286°E
Result: British occupation
Combatants
East India Company Dutch
Commanders
Capt David Forbes
Strength
174 500 Dutch regular troops
203 European inhabitants
500 Raja of Ternate's troops
Casualties
3 killed
14 wounded

Expedition Force

External Links

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