East Indies Campaign
| East Indies Campaign | |
|---|---|
| 1778-83 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: South India and Ceylon | |
| Combatants: | |
| British Navy and the East India Company | French and Dutch |
| Result: British increased influence | |
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| Category: East Indies Campaign | |
Summary
This conflict was part of the American Revolutionary War and the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. The French and Dutch sided with the Americans and the British acted against their South Asian colonial possessions.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Edward Hughes (1720?-1794)
Hector Munro (1726-1805)
Pierre Adre de Suffrein (1726-1788)<b
External Links
East Indies Campaign 1778-83 Wikipedia
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War Google Books
Historical Books on-line
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Military Operations in Ceylon archive.org