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{{War|name=Macau Macao Expedition |dates=1809 |image= |location=Macau[[Macao]], China |combatant1=East india India Company: Calcutta Bengal |combatant2=The "French" |result=Withdrawal |medal=| category=Wars and Campaigns[[:Category:Napoleonic War|Macau Expedition Napoleonic War]] |link1= }} 

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Minto Lord Minto] sent the 1809 expedition with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_O'Bryen_Drury Rear Admiral Drury] to defend Portuguese colonial interests at [[Macao]] (Macau)<ref>Macau Expedition,[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TNY2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=defend+the+Portuguese+at+Macao+against+the+French&source=bl&ots=MtXdrdLUek&sig=MkGUYPDu-RhFW5BQy9xe96kCrm0&hl=en&ei=qH6qS5egOYegsgPp6tThBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=defend%20the%20Portuguese%20at%20Macao%20against%20the%20French&f=falseMacau Expedition]in ''The History of India'' Vol 2, John Clark Marshman (1867)</ref>, against the French after Napoleon occupied Portugal.  Seeing it as disrespectful, the Chinese objected and stopped trading with the East India Company. With no credible French threat to Macau, and not wishing to upset relations with China, the British withdrew and returned to India.

Major Thomas Mathias Weguelin <ref>Dictionary Of Indian Biography C. E. BUCKLAND,1906 [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/444/mode/2up/search/weguelin] </ref> led the expeditionSeeing it as disrespectful, a local rank of Colonel was awarded for the expedition to ensure rank seniority to any Portugese troops . He participated in Chinese objected and stopped trading with the [[Battle of MauritiusEast India Company]] 1810-12 - the defence of another Portugese interest. With no credible French threat to Macau, and not wishing to upset relations with China, serving as the [[Commissariat General]]British withdrew and returned to India.

East India ==== Bengal Troops ====*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|Bengal European Regiment]]: 200 rank and file, *Volunteer Battalion: 650 Bengal flintlocks, *European Artillery: 100 Including x8 18poundersincluding eight 18-pounders, x4 12poundersfour 12-pounders, two 8 inch mortars==== Madras Troops ====*[[30th Regiment of Foot|HM 30th Foot]]: 2 8inch mortars,companies

Madras 30th Foot: 2 companies. Departed August 1808: Bengal,June & July 1809 from Madras and Calcutta<br>Arrived Oct 1808Macau: 11 September and 20th October 1809<br>Departed Macau,: 23 December 1809<br>Returned to Bengal: Feb 1809<ref>[http: Bengal//www.google.com/books?id=GR2URX7SRQkC&pg=PA180&dq=thomas+M+weguelin&as_brr=1&cd=1#v=onepage&q=thomas%20M%20weguelin&f=false ''East India Military Calendar''] Vol 1,p182-184</ref>

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