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.
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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
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