The Persian Gulf campaign of 1819 was a British punitive expedition, principally against the Arab maritime force of the Qawasim in the Persian Gulf, which embarked from Bombay, India in November 1819
Plan of the attack of Ras Ul Khyma by the force under Sir Willm. Gr. Keir K.M.T., between 3–9 December 1819
The town of Rus al Khyma, sketched by Charles Hamilton Smith
Hassan bin Rahma Al Qasimi
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Hassan bin Rahma Al Qasimi was the Sheikh of Ras Al Khaimah from 1814–1820. He was accused by the British of presiding over a number of acts of maritime piracy, an assertion he consistently denied.
Ras Al Khaimah under attack by the British in December 1819