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{{War|name=War against Dutch in Ceylon|dates=1795-96 |image= |location=[[Ceylon]]|combatant1=British Navy and the [[East India Company]] |combatant2=Dutch |result=British took Dutch possessions|medal=[ | {{War|name=War against Dutch in Ceylon|dates=1795-96 |image= |location=[[Ceylon]]|combatant1=British Navy and the [[East India Company]] |combatant2=Dutch |result=British took Dutch possessions|medal=[[Medals|Capture of Ceylon 1795-96]]|category=[[:Category:War against Dutch in Ceylon| War against Dutch in Ceylon]] }} | ||
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== British Forces == | == British Forces == | ||
'''Colonel James Stuart''' commanding<br> | '''[[James Stuart (1741-1815)|Colonel James Stuart]]''' commanding<br> | ||
*[[Royal Artillery]] (42 all ranks) under Capt-Lieut Dixon | *[[Royal Artillery]] (42 all ranks) under Capt-Lieut Dixon | ||
*[[Madras Artillery]] (136 all ranks and 340 gun lascars) under Capt Carlisle | *[[Madras Artillery]] (136 all ranks and 340 gun lascars) under Capt Carlisle | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars French Revolutionary Wars] Wikipedia<br>[ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars French Revolutionary Wars] Wikipedia<br>[https://www.mq.edu.au/macquarie-archive/under/documents/1796.html 1796 documents relating to Captain Lachlan Macquarie, 77th Regiment of Foot], later Governor of N.S.W., Australia from Macquarie University’s [https://www.mq.edu.au/macquarie-archive/under/research.html Under a Tropical Sun]. | ||
==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ||
*"Ceylon, a general description of the island and its inhabitants; with an historical sketch of the conquest of the colony by the English" by Henry Marshall 1846 - [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9Pg9AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA68&dq=Dutch&hl=en&ei=eIcbTdjgNYPMhAexr_W2Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false English Period 1796] Google Books<br /> | |||
*''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI'' by Intelligence Branch Army HQ India 1911 [http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/280/mode/2up - Military Operations against the Dutch] archive.org | *''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI'' by Intelligence Branch Army HQ India 1911 [http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/280/mode/2up - Military Operations against the Dutch] archive.org | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA26 ''Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1''] page 24 by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830, (Google Books), commences a description of the campaign in Ceylon in 1796 | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA26 ''Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1''] page 24 by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830, (Google Books), commences a description of the campaign in Ceylon in 1796 | ||
Latest revision as of 21:33, 12 March 2021
| War against Dutch in Ceylon | |
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| 1795-96 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Ceylon | |
| Combatants: | |
| British Navy and the East India Company | Dutch |
| Result: British took Dutch possessions | |
| Medals: Capture of Ceylon 1795-96 | |
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| Category: War against Dutch in Ceylon | |
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See our interactive map of War Against Dutch in Ceylon locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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Summary
In the French Revolutionary Wars the French overran the Netherlands and created the puppet state of the Batavian Republic. This gave Britain a pretext for attacking the Dutch settlements in Ceylon.
British Forces
Colonel James Stuart commanding
- Royal Artillery (42 all ranks) under Capt-Lieut Dixon
- Madras Artillery (136 all ranks and 340 gun lascars) under Capt Carlisle
- Flank coys HM 71st and 73rd Regiments (351 all ranks) under Major Dalrymple
- HM 72nd Regiment (743 all ranks) under Major Fraser
- Native Brigade under Lieut-Col Bonnevaux
- 1st Battalion (14 Europeans and 643 natives) under Capt Fergusson
- 23rd Battalion (13 Europeans and 643 natives) under Capt Campbell
- Pioneers (2 sergeants and 219 natives) under Lieut Dowse
- 13 Staff Officers
Total 1,314 Europeans and 1,845 natives
Related articles
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
| Siege of Trincomalee | 3-26 August 1795 |
| Occupation of Colombo | 12 February 1796 |
Other events
The following locations were occupied without resistance
| Fort Ostenburg | 31 August 1795 | |
| Batticaloa Fort | 18 September 1795 | (Major Fraser) |
| Jaffnapatam | 28 September 1795 | (Colonel Stuart) |
| Mullaittivu | 1 October 1795 | (Captain Monson) |
| Island and Fort of Manar | 5 October | (Captain Barbut) |
| Kalpitiya | 13 October | (Captain Bowser) |
| Negombo | 3 February 1796 | (Captain Barbut) |
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Peter Rainier (1742-1808)
James Stuart (17??-1793)
External Links
French Revolutionary Wars Wikipedia
1796 documents relating to Captain Lachlan Macquarie, 77th Regiment of Foot, later Governor of N.S.W., Australia from Macquarie University’s Under a Tropical Sun.
Historical Books on-line
- "Ceylon, a general description of the island and its inhabitants; with an historical sketch of the conquest of the colony by the English" by Henry Marshall 1846 - English Period 1796 Google Books
- Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI by Intelligence Branch Army HQ India 1911 - Military Operations against the Dutch archive.org
- Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1 page 24 by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830, (Google Books), commences a description of the campaign in Ceylon in 1796