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'''This was an event during the  [[East Indies Campaign]]'''<br>
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/suffren.htm Suffren's East India Campaign] xenophongroup.com<br>
[http://xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/suffren.htm Suffren's East India Campaign] xenophongroup.com<br>

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Loss of Trincomalee Aug 1782
Part of East Indies Campaign
Date: 31 August 1782
Location: Fort Fredrick,Trincomalee, Ceylon
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 8.5766°N 81.2309°E
Result: French victory
Combatants
British French
Commanders
Admiral Sir Edward Hughes Admiral Andre de Suffren
Strength
Casualties

This was an event during the East Indies Campaign

External Links

Suffren's East India Campaign xenophongroup.com
Capture of Trincomalee Google Books