Aden Expedition Explained

Conflict:Aden Expedition
Partof:the conquest of Aden
Date:January 1839
Place:Aden, Yemen
Result:British victory
Commander1: Henry Smith
Commander2: Muhsin ibn al-Fadl
Strength1:Land:
700 infantry[1]
Sea:
1 frigate
1 corvette
1 brig
1 schooner
Strength2:700 infantry
33 artillery pieces
1 fort
Casualties1:None
1 corvette damaged
Casualties2:150 killed or wounded
139 captured
33 artillery pieces captured
1 fort captured
Map Type:Yemen
Coordinates:12.8°N 47°W
Map Label:Aden Expedition
Map Size:300
Territory:British colonisation of Aden

The Aden Expedition was a naval operation that the British Royal Navy carried out in January 1839. Following Britain's decision to acquire the Port of Aden as a coaling station for the steamers sailing the new Suez-Bombay route, the Sultan of Lahej, who owned Aden, resisted, which led to a series of skirmishes between the two sides. In response to the incidents, a small force of warships and soldiers of the East India Company were sent to Arabia. The expedition succeeded in defeating the Arab defenders, who held the fortress on Sira Island, and occupied the nearby port of Aden.[2] [3]

Order of battle

Royal Navy:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seizure of Aden 1839 - FIBIwiki.
  2. Clowes, pg. 277-279
  3. Playfair, pg. 162-163