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|partof=Ceylon War
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|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=Col James Stuart
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101023028/ Admiral Peter Rainier]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026710/ Maj Gen James Stuart]
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Revision as of 17:07, 31 July 2008

Siege of Trincomalee 1795
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
Strength
Casualties

External Links

Google Books - Siege of Trincomalee