Mary Anne ship attack

Mary Anne ship attack
Part of Anglo-Isaaq conflicts

Somali warriors board British naval batilla in "Young Tom Bowling" by J.C. Hutcheson.
Date1825
Location
Berbera
Result Isaaq victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 East India Company

Isaaq Sultanate

Commanders and leaders
Captain Linguard Farah Guled
Units involved
Mary Anne Brigg with several crew members Somali warriors
Casualties and losses
2 crew members killed officer wounded and ship destroyed unknown

In 1825, the British trading ship Mary Anne attempted to land in Berbera under the command of Captain Linguard. The ship was plundered and burnt. Two crew members killled and a second officer was wounded. [1][2][3]

Attack

in april 1825 the ship mary anne commmanded by Captain linguard arrived from India and attempted to dock in berbera for trade.[4]The ship was attacked and plunderd by the locals with two crew members killed and a second officer wounded.[5][6]

Aftermath

See also: British attack on Berbera (1827)

In response to the attack, the Royal Navy enforced a blockade and some accounts narrate an immediate bombardment of the city.[7][8] Berbera was one of the premier ports of the Gulf of Aden and did significant trade with the Harar in the interior and merchants from across the western Indian Ocean would come trade at the town.[9] The blockade lasted until 1827 when a Royal Navy expedition led by Captain W.C Jervoise was sent to attack Berbera .[10]

References

  1. ^ Dumper, Michael Richard Thomas; Stanley, Bruce (2006-11-16). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-57607-920-1.
  2. ^ Abdurahman, Abdullahi (2017-09-18). Making Sense of Somali History: Volume 1. Adonis and Abbey Publishers. ISBN 978-1-909112-79-7.
  3. ^ Dumper, Michael Richard Thomas; Stanley, Bruce (2006-11-16). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-57607-920-1.
  4. ^ Abdurahman, Abdullahi (2017-09-18). Making Sense of Somali History: Volume 1. Adonis and Abbey Publishers. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-909112-79-7.
  5. ^ Dumper, Michael Richard Thomas; Stanley, Bruce (2006-11-16). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-57607-920-1.
  6. ^ Samatar, Abdi Ismail (1989). The State and Rural Transformation in Northern Somalia, 1884-1986. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-299-11994-2.
  7. ^ Laitin, David D. (1977). Politics, Language, and Thought: The Somali Experience. 9780226467917. p. 70. ISBN 9780226467917.
  8. ^ Richard Burton, First Footsteps in East Africa, Preface xxxii
  9. ^ Pankhurst, R. (1965). Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 3 (1). Institute of Ethiopian Studies: 51. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ John Marshall (1832). Royal Naval Biography : Or, Memoirs of the Services of All the Flag-officers, Superannuated Rear-admirals, Retired-captains, Post-captains, and Commanders, Whose Names Appeared on the Admiralty List of Sea Officers at the Commencement of the Present Year, Or who Have Since Been Promoted, Illustrated by a Series of Historical and Explanatory Notes ... with Copious Addenda: Captains. Commanders. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. p. 436.
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