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[[Category:Battles|Trincomalee, Siege of]]
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[[Category:1st Kandyan War (Ceylon)]]
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|date=3-26 August 1795
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|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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Siege of Trincomalee 1795
Part of 1st Kandyan War
Date: 3-26 August 1795
Location: Fort Fredrick,Trincomalee, Ceylon
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 8.5766°N 81.2309°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Dutch
Commanders
Admiral Peter Rainier
Maj Gen James Stuart
Maj Fornbauer
Strength
Casualties

External Links

Google Books - Ceylon under British Rule: Trincomalee 1795
Google Books - Siege of Trincomalee