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*Wurtemberg Company, 36 Europeans (Capt Gaupp)
*Wurtemberg Company, 36 Europeans (Capt Gaupp)
*[[Madras Pioneers]], 20 men (Lt Wissett [[69th Punjab Regiment|9th MNI]])
*[[Madras Pioneers]], 20 men (Lt Wissett [[69th Punjab Regiment|9th MNI]])
*Bengal Marine Battalion, 60 men (Lt Gill)
*[[21st Regiment of Bombay Infantry (The Marine Battalion)|Bengal Marine Battalion]], 60 men (Lt Gill)
*[[1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Bengal Native Infantry]], 9 men
*[[2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Bengal Native Infantry]], 9 men
*Volunteer Corps, 53 men (Capt Boles [[63rd (Palamcottah) Light Infantry|3rd MNI]]<br>
*Volunteer Corps, 53 men (Capt Boles [[63rd (Palamcottah) Light Infantry|3rd MNI]]<br>
'''178 Europeans, 107 Natives, Total 348'''
'''178 Europeans, 107 Natives, Total 348'''

Revision as of 15:45, 26 March 2010

Capture of Ternate
Part of Malacca and the Spice Islands
Date: 11 February-21 June 1801
Location: Ternate, Indonesia
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 0.78281563°N 127.38286°E
Result: British occupation
Combatants
East India Company Dutch
Commanders
Colonel Daniel Burr
Strength
Casualties

Expedition Force

178 Europeans, 107 Natives, Total 348

External Links

Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to Banda-Neira archive.org
Madras Europeans at Ternate Google Books