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War against Dutch in Ceylon

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== British Forces ==
'''Colonel James Stuart''' commanding<br>
*[[Royal Artillery ]] (42 all ranks) under Capt-Lieut Dixon*[[Madras Artillery ]] (136 all ranks and 340 gun lascarlascars)s under Capt Carlisle*Flank coys [[71st Regiment of Foot|HM 71st ]] and [[73rd Regiment of Foot|73rd Regiments ]] (351 all ranks) under Major Dalrymple*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|HM 72nd Regiment ]] (743 all ranks) under Major Fraser
* Native Brigade under Lieut-Col Bonnevaux
:*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Battalion ]] (14 Europeans and 643 natives) under Capt Fergusson:*[[23rd Madras Battalion|23rd Battalion ]] (13 Europeans and 643 natives) under Capt Campbell:*[[Madras Sappers and Miners|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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