British transport vessels for the Persian Gulf campaign of 1819
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British transport vessels for the Persian Gulf campaign of 1819
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In 1819 the British government of India decided to mount an expedition to Ras Al Khaimah to suppress piracy in the Persian Gulf. A British memo of 1819 stated: For the expedition the government engaged a number of merchant vessels to transport troops and ordnance stores. †:Register;
‡: Phipps; no mark when both agree Following the surrender of Ras Al Khaimah and Dhayah Fort, the British expeditionary force then blew up the buildings comprising the town of Ras Al Khaimah and established a garriso
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