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Seizure of Malacca

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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Malacca and the Spice Islands|Malacca and the Spice Islands]]
|date=18 August 1795
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacca Malacca], Malaysia
|presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=2.2002606,102.25028&z=7&t=h&hl=en 2.2002606°N 102.2502°E]
|result=British occupation
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2= [[Dutch]]
|commander1=Maj. Archibald Brown
|commander2=
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}

== Expedition Force ==
*[[Madras Artillery]] (43 officers and men)
*[[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|1st & 3rd European Battalion]] (350 officers and men)
*100 Pioneers

== External Links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/316/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to Malacca] archive.org
[[Category:Battles|Malacca, Seizure of]]
[[Category:Malacca and the Spice Islands|Malacca, Seizure of]]

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