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[[Category:1st Kandyan War (Ceylon)]] | [[Category:1st Kandyan War (Ceylon)]] | ||
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|date=3-26 August 1795 | |date=3-26 August 1795 | ||
|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] | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 10 October 2008
| Siege of Trincomalee 1795 | ||
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| Part of 1st Kandyan 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
