The Battle of Quallah Battoo: Captain John Downes, of the Navy of the united States, commanding the USS Columbia, lands his Marines on the island of Sumatra (Dutch East Indies/Indonesia), and orders them to exact retribution for massacring the crew of the merchant marine vessel SS Friendship.
[restored 1/7/2022] Thanks to Jim Lorenz for this entry.
Well it’s perfectly clear that if your town or my town or any town, is classified as a pirate town we must suppose that whatever is done in that town, in the name of the people of the United States, is certainly justified. But, “Old Hickory” did veto the second Bank of the United States. —- JL
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References:
Use of US Forces Abroad
www.history.navy.mil/wars/foabroad.htm
Pirate attack brought Marines to Sumatra – Marine Corps Community for USMC Marine Veterans.mht
www.history.navy.mil/wars/foabroad.htm
The Storming of Quallah Battoo | Naval History Blog
www.navalhistory.org/2015/02/06/the-storming-of-quallah-battoo/
First Sumatran expedition – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sumatran_expedition
General Information – Commodore Perry – 1852-4 – Japan Expedition – Lithographs
www.baxleystamps.com/litho/ry_litho_main.shtml -_111k
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