East Indies Campaign

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East Indies Campaign
1778-83
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location: South India and Ceylon
Combatants:
British Navy and the East India Company French and Dutch
Result: British increased influence
Medals:
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Category: East Indies Campaign

Summary

This conflict was part of the American Revolutionary War and the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. The French and Dutch sided with the Americans and the British acted against their South Asian colonial possessions.

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Edward Hughes (1720?-1794)
Hector Munro (1726-1805)
Pierre Adre de Suffrein (1726-1788)<b

External Links

East Indies Campaign 1778-83 Wikipedia
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War Google Books

Historical Books on-line

Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Military Operations in Ceylon archive.org