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| + | |partof=[|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War#India_and_the_Netherlands American War of Independence] | ||
| + | |date=31 August 1782 | ||
| + | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Sri_Lanka#Fort_Fredrick Fort Fredrick],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trincomalee Trincomalee], [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/ceylon.htm Ceylon] | ||
| + | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
| + | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=8.5766,81.2309&z=16&t=h&hl=enapprox 8.5766°N 81.2309°E] | ||
| + | |result=French victory | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=Dutch | ||
| + | |combatant2=French | ||
| + | |commander1= | ||
| + | |commander2=Admiral Suffrein | ||
| + | |strength1= | ||
| + | |strength2= | ||
| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | <br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OHcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA399&dq=Trincomalee&as_brr=3&ei=tJzGSKbsK6WijgH9zO3sDQ&q=&vq=&hl=en#PPA399,M1 Google Books - Capture of Trincomalee] | ||
Revision as of 12:29, 21 January 2009
| Loss of Trincomalee Aug 1782 | ||
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| Part of American War of Independence | ||
| Date: | 31 August 1782 | |
| Location: | Fort Fredrick,Trincomalee, Ceylon | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 8.5766°N 81.2309°E | |
| Result: | French victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| Dutch | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Admiral Suffrein | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
