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|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] | |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] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/suffren.htm Suffren's East India Campaign]<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 | [http://xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/suffren.htm Suffren's East India Campaign] xenophongroup.com<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OHcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA399&dq=Trincomalee&as_brr=3&ei=tJzGSKbsK6WijgH9zO3sDQ&q=&vq=&hl=en#PPA399,M1 Capture of Trincomalee] Google Books | |||
[[Category:Battles|Trincomalee, Loss of]] | |||
[[Category:East Indies Campaign|Trincomalee, Loss of]] | |||
Revision as of 18:52, 14 December 2009
| Loss of Trincomalee Aug 1782 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of East Indies Campaign | ||
| Date: | 31 August 1782 | |
| Location: | Fort Fredrick,Trincomalee, Ceylon | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 8.5766°N 81.2309°E | |
| Result: | French victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Admiral Sir Edward Hughes | Admiral Andre de Suffren | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Suffren's East India Campaign xenophongroup.com
Capture of Trincomalee Google Books