East India Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/East_India_Squadron

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod	1835–1868
gptkbp:baseOfOperations	gptkb:Hong_Kong gptkb:Shanghai gptkb:Whampoa
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved	1868
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Commodore_Matthew_C._Perry gptkb:Commodore_Andrew_Hull_Foote gptkb:Commodore_David_Geisinger gptkb:Commodore_James_Biddle gptkb:Commodore_John_H._Aulick
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Treaty_of_Kanagawa gptkb:Second_Opium_War gptkb:First_Opium_War gptkb:Opening_of_Japan gptkb:Treaty_of_Wanghia gptkb:Battle_of_the_Pearl_River_Forts
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Pacific_Squadron
gptkbp:purpose	protect American interests in Asia support diplomatic missions protect American commerce
gptkbp:responsibility	gptkb:China gptkb:Japan gptkb:Southeast_Asia gptkb:East_Asia
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Asiatic_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Commodore_Matthew_Perry gptkb:Matthew_C._Perry gptkb:United_States_Asiatic_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	East India Squadron