War against Dutch in Ceylon

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War Against Dutch in Ceylon
1795-96
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location: Ceylon
Combatants:
British Navy and the East India Company Dutch
Result: British took Dutch possessions
Medals: Capture of Ceylon 1795-96
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Summary

In the French Revolutionary Wars the French overran the Netherlands and created the puppet state of the Batavian Republic. This gave Britain a pretext for attacking the Dutch settlements in Ceylon.

Related articles

For further details of events during this period see the following articles

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Peter Rainier (1742-1808)
James Stuart (17??-1793)

External Links

French Revolutionary Wars Wikipedia

Historical Books on-line

Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI by Intelligence Branch Army HQ India 1911 - Military Operations against the Dutch archive.org

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