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|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Sri_Lanka#Fort_Fredrick Fort Fredrick],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trincomalee Trincomalee], [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/ceylon.htm Ceylon] | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Sri_Lanka#Fort_Fredrick Fort Fredrick],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trincomalee Trincomalee], [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/ceylon.htm Ceylon] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=YyHG9ZKl3bwC&pg=PA11&dq=Ceylon+under+British+Rule+Trincomalee+1795&sig=ACfU3U3JI54PTkXQ0oZIHBNF_m4HBrsqAA Ceylon under British Rule: Trincomalee 1795] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.com/books?id=YyHG9ZKl3bwC&pg=PA11&dq=Ceylon+under+British+Rule+Trincomalee+1795&sig=ACfU3U3JI54PTkXQ0oZIHBNF_m4HBrsqAA Ceylon under British Rule: Trincomalee 1795] Google Books<br> | ||
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Revision as of 16:02, 19 May 2010
| Siege of Trincomalee 1795 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of War against Dutch in Ceylon | ||
| 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 | ||
This was an event during the War against Dutch in Ceylon
External Links
Ceylon under British Rule: Trincomalee 1795 Google Books
Siege of Trincomalee Google Books
Ceylon Medal www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Trincomalee Map www.lib.utexas.edu
