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|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], 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] | ||
|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] |
Revision as of 17:09, 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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