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|partof=Ceylon War | |partof=Ceylon War | ||
|date=3-26 August 1795 | |date=3-26 August 1795 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trincomalee Trincomalee, Ceylon | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Sri_Lanka#Fort_Fredrick Fort Fredrick],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trincomalee Trincomalee], Ceylon | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=8.5766,81.2309&z=16&t=h&hl=enapprox 8.5766°N 81.2309°E] | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=8.5766,81.2309&z=16&t=h&hl=enapprox 8.5766°N 81.2309°E] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Dutch | |combatant2=Dutch | ||
|commander1= | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101023028/ Admiral Peter Rainier]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026710/ Maj Gen James Stuart] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
Revision as of 17:07, 31 July 2008
| Siege of Trincomalee 1795 | ||
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| Part of Ceylon 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 |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||