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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kVgz_W_YBqUC&pg=PA315&dq=Trincomalee+1795&as_brr=3&ei=UuyRSOTOOJfEigGUupX9DQ#PPA315,M1 Google Books - Siege of Trincomalee] | + | [http://books.google.com/books?id=YyHG9ZKl3bwC&pg=PA11&dq=Ceylon+under+British+Rule+Trincomalee+1795&sig=ACfU3U3JI54PTkXQ0oZIHBNF_m4HBrsqAA Google Books - Ceylon under British Rule: Trincomalee 1795]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kVgz_W_YBqUC&pg=PA315&dq=Trincomalee+1795&as_brr=3&ei=UuyRSOTOOJfEigGUupX9DQ#PPA315,M1 Google Books - Siege of Trincomalee] |
Revision as of 16:39, 22 September 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 |
Maj Fornbauer | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Google Books - Ceylon under British Rule: Trincomalee 1795
Google Books - Siege of Trincomalee
