Action off Trincomalee

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Action off Trincomalee
Part of East Indies Campaign
Date: 3 September 1782
Location: south of Trincomalee, Ceylon
Presidency: Madras Presidency
Co-ordinates: off 12.523397°N 80.17685°E
Result: Inconclusive naval action
Combatants
British Fleet French Fleet
Commanders
Admiral Sir Edward Hughes Admiral de Suffren
Strength
12 ships of the line 14 ships of the line
Casualties
51 killed
283 wounded
82 killed
255 wounded

This was an event during the East Indies Campaign

Summary

After the Battle of Trincomalee when the French captured the town, De Suffren sailed out to confront Hughes' fleet. Both sides sustained heavy damaged before darkness intervened.

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