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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[[:Category: | |partof=[[:Category:War against Dutch in Ceylon|War against Dutch in Ceylon]] | ||
|date=3-26 August 1795 | |date=3-26 August 1795 | ||
|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] | |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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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Dutch | |combatant2=Dutch | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101023028/ Admiral Peter Rainier]<br>[ | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101023028/ Admiral Peter Rainier]<br>[[James Stuart (1741-1815)|Maj-Gen James Stuart]] | ||
|commander2=Maj Fornbauer | |commander2=Maj Fornbauer | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=1,314 European troops<br>1,845 Native troops | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= Garrison: 768 all ranks with 92 guns | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=14 killed and 52 wounded | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''This was an event during the [[War against Dutch in Ceylon]]'''<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=YyHG9ZKl3bwC&pg=PA11&dq=Ceylon+under+British+Rule+Trincomalee+1795&sig=ACfU3U3JI54PTkXQ0oZIHBNF_m4HBrsqAA | [http://books.google.com/books?id=YyHG9ZKl3bwC&pg=PA11&dq=Ceylon+under+British+Rule+Trincomalee+1795&sig=ACfU3U3JI54PTkXQ0oZIHBNF_m4HBrsqAA Ceylon under British Rule: Trincomalee 1795] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kVgz_W_YBqUC&pg=PA315&dq=Trincomalee+1795&as_brr=3&ei=UuyRSOTOOJfEigGUupX9DQ#PPA315,M1 Siege of Trincomalee] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/coins/collection/watson/page61.html Ceylon Medal] www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk<br> | |||
[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/islands_oceans_poles/trincomalee_harbour.jpg Trincomalee Map] www.lib.utexas.edu | |||
[[Category:Battles|Trincomalee, Siege of]] | |||
[[Category:War against Dutch in Ceylon|Trincomalee, Siege of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:01, 26 March 2011
| Siege of Trincomalee 1795 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of War against Dutch in Ceylon | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1,314 European troops 1,845 Native troops |
Garrison: 768 all ranks with 92 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 14 killed and 52 wounded | ||
This was an event during the War against Dutch in Ceylon
External Links
Ceylon under British Rule: Trincomalee 1795 Google Books
Siege of Trincomalee Google Books
Ceylon Medal www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Trincomalee Map www.lib.utexas.edu
