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== British Forces == | == British Forces == | ||
'''Colonel James Stuart''' commanding<br> | '''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 | *[[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 | *Flank coys [[71st Regiment of Foot|HM 71st]] and [[73rd Regiment of Foot|73rd Regiments]] (351 all ranks) under Major Dalrymple | ||
*HM 72nd Regiment (743 all ranks) under Major Fraser | *[[72nd Regiment of Foot|HM 72nd Regiment]] (743 all ranks) under Major Fraser | ||
* Native Brigade under Lieut-Col Bonnevaux | * Native Brigade under Lieut-Col Bonnevaux | ||
:*1st Battalion (14 Europeans and 643 natives) under Capt Fergusson | :*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Battalion]] (14 Europeans and 643 natives) under Capt Fergusson | ||
:*23rd Battalion (13 Europeans and 643 natives) under Capt Campbell | :*[[23rd Madras Battalion|23rd Battalion]] (13 Europeans and 643 natives) under Capt Campbell | ||
:*Pioneers (2 sergeants and 219 natives) under Lieut Dowse | :*[[Madras Sappers and Miners|Pioneers]] (2 sergeants and 219 natives) under Lieut Dowse | ||
*13 Staff Officers<br> | *13 Staff Officers<br> | ||
'''Total 1,314 Europeans and 1,845 natives''' | '''Total 1,314 Europeans and 1,845 natives''' | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 19 May 2010
| 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
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Peter Rainier (1742-1808)
James Stuart (17??-1793)
External Links
French Revolutionary Wars Wikipedia
Historical Books on-line
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI by Intelligence Branch Army HQ India 1911 - Military Operations against the Dutch archive.org