Historedia
Group or institution

Royal Marines

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1838–1839

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Royal Marines, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. British forces capture Aden

    1838–1839

    Role: Military Force

    1. 1838 · AdenCession of Territory

      In 1838, Lahej ceded 194 km2 including Aden to the British under Muhsin bin Fadl.

    2. 19 January 1839 · AdenCapture of Aden

      Royal Marines landed at Aden on 19 January 1839 to conquer the territory and stop pirate attacks on British shipping to India.

Sources

  1. Aden Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30