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== Summary ==
In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars#1795 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.
== British Forces ==
'''Colonel James Stuart''' commanding<br>
*Royal Artillery (42 all ranks) under Capt-Lieut Dixon
*Madras Artillery (136 all ranks and 340 gun lascar)s under Capt Carlisle
*Flank coys HM 71st and 73rd Regiments (351 all ranks) under Major Dalrymple
*HM 72nd Regiment (743 all ranks) under Major Fraser
* Native Brigade under Lieut-Col Bonnevaux
:*1st Battalion (14 Europeans and 643 natives) under Capt Fergusson
:*23rd Battalion (13 Europeans and 643 natives) under Capt Campbell
:*Pioneers (2 sergeants and 219 natives) under Lieut Dowse
*13 Staff Officers<br>
'''Total 1,314 Europeans and 1,845 natives'''
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