Marudu expedition
| Marudu expedition | |||||||||
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| Part of Anglo-Bruneian War | |||||||||
"Cutting the boom Malludu", depicting the Battle of Marudu Bay | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Syarif Osman (WIA) Syarif Rum Embo Rajid 10 unnamed "Arab" leaders |
Sir Thomas Cochrane Talbot | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Iranun Tausūg Simbulan Malays | Royal Navy | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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1,000 warriors 11 cannons 1 fort |
<1,000 troops 24 cannons 9 gunboats | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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240 dead or wounded 5 Arab leaders dead | 6-8 British dead and 20 wounded | ||||||||
In 1845, James Brooke, with the naval support of Sir Thomas Cochrane, sent an expedition against the Kingdom of Marudu in modern Eastern Sabah. The Marudu expedition also commonly known in the Malay world as the Langkon War, took place during the Anglo-Bruneian War.