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Capture of Ternate 1810

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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Spice Islands 1810|Spice Islands 1810]]
|date=31 August 1810
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternate Ternate], Indonesia
|presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=0.78281563,127.38286&z=11&t=h&hl=en 0.78281563°N 127.38286°E]
|result=British occupation
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2= [[Dutch]]
|commander1=Capt Forbes
|commander2=
|strength1= 174
|strength2= 500 Dutch regular troops<br>203 European inhabitants<br>500 Raja of Ternate's troops
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}

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

== External Links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/322/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to Banda-Neira] archive.org
[[Category:Battles|Ternate 1810, Capture of]]
[[Category:Spice Islands 1810|Ternate 1810, Capture of]]

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