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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[East Indies Campaign]]
|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]]|presidency=[[MadrasPresidency]]
|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
|combatant1=British
|combatant2=Dutch
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Edward_Hughes [Edward Hughes|Admiral Sir Edward Hughes]]
|commander2=
|strength1=
