Episode 2 of 2
Capture of Aden
- When
- 19 January 1839
- Where
- Aden
- Part of
- British forces capture Aden
Royal Marines landed at Aden on 19 January 1839 to conquer the territory and stop pirate attacks on British shipping to India.
The British East India Company landed Royal Marines at Aden to definitively conquer the territory. This action, known as the Aden Expedition, was intended to stop attacks by pirates against British shipping to India. The landing established British control over the area, which remained under the British Empire until 1967.
Sources
- Aden Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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