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Actions in [[British India]] during the wars between the French Revolutionary government and several European states.  [[French|France]] declared war on the British and the [[Dutch]] on 1 February 1793.
== Events in [[British India]] ==
Actions during the wars between the French Revolutionary government and several European states.  [[French|France]] declared war on the British and the [[Dutch]] on 1 February 1793. In 1795 the French seized the Netherlands and set up the Batavian Republic as a puppet state. To prevent the Dutch colony of Ceylon falling into the hands of French Republicans the British landed forces at Trincomalee in 1796  eventually taking control of the whole island which became a Crown Colony in 1802.


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Revision as of 12:41, 29 October 2009

Events in British India

Actions during the wars between the French Revolutionary government and several European states. France declared war on the British and the Dutch on 1 February 1793. In 1795 the French seized the Netherlands and set up the Batavian Republic as a puppet state. To prevent the Dutch colony of Ceylon falling into the hands of French Republicans the British landed forces at Trincomalee in 1796 eventually taking control of the whole island which became a Crown Colony in 1802.

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Pages in category "French Revolutionary Wars"

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