Amphibious Assault on Ras Al Khaimah

Date: November 13, 1809 • Location: Ras Al Khaimah City, United Arab Emirates

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1809–1809.

A British flotilla arrived at Ras Al Khaimah and launched an amphibious assault on the town, as a part of the Persian Gulf campaign of 1809.

Ras Al Khaimah, often referred to its initials RAK, is an industrial port city and the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. The city had a population of 191,753 people in 2025, and is the third-most populous city of the northern UAE after Sharjah and Ajman. The city is divided by a creek into two parts: old town in the west and Al Nakheel in the east. The town is the successor to the Islamic era port and trading hub of Julfar.