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|partof=[[East Indies Campaign]]
 
|partof=[[East Indies Campaign]]
 
|date=11 January 1782
 
|date=11 January 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]
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|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Sri_Lanka#Fort_Fredrick Fort Fredrick], [[Trincomalee]], [[Ceylon]]
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
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|presidency=[[Madras Presidency]]  
 
|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]   
 
|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=British victory  
 
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|combatant1=British
 
|combatant1=British
 
|combatant2=Dutch
 
|combatant2=Dutch
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Edward_Hughes Admiral Sir Edward Hughes]
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|commander1=[[Edward Hughes|Admiral Sir Edward Hughes]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:57, 26 March 2011

Capture of Trincomalee Jan 1782
Part of East Indies Campaign
Date: 11 January 1782
Location: Fort Fredrick, Trincomalee, Ceylon
Presidency: Madras Presidency
Co-ordinates: 8.5766°N 81.2309°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British Dutch
Commanders
Admiral Sir Edward Hughes
Strength
Casualties

This was an event during the East Indies Campaign

External Links

VOC The Last Phase Google Books
Capture of Trincomalee Google Books