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Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/209/mode/1up Edward Hughes (1720?-1794)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/209/mode/1up Edward Hughes (1720?-1794)]<br> | ||
| − | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/ | + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/307/mode/1up Hector Munro (1726-1805)]<br> |
| − | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/ | + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/409/mode/1up Pierre Andre de Suffrein (1726-1788)] |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 18 May 2010
| East Indies Campaign | |
|---|---|
| 1778-83 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Location: South India and Ceylon | |
| Combatants: | |
| British Navy and the East India Company | French and Dutch |
| Result: British increased influence | |
| Medals: | |
| Links: | |
| 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 Andre de Suffrein (1726-1788)
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
