East Indies Campaign

East Indies Campaign
1778-83
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location: South India and Ceylon
Combatants:
British Navy and the East India Company	French and Dutch
Result: British increased influence
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Category: East Indies Campaign

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Summary

This conflict was part of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780–1784). The French sided with the Americans and declared war on Britain in 1778. The Dutch facilitated supplies to the French and thus became embroiled in the conflict. In the East Indies the British acted against French and Dutch colonial possessions. The French formed an alliance with Hyder Ali so some of the land actions also were part of the 2nd Mysore War.

Related articles

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

Battle of Pondicherry	10 Aug-19 Oct 1778
Loss of Cuddalore	8 April 1781
Siege of Negapatam	21 Oct-11 Nov 1781
Capture of Trincomalee	11 January 1782
Battle of Sadras	17 February 1782
Battle of Providien	12 April 1782
Battle of Negapatam	6 July 1782
Loss of Trincomalee	31 August 1782
Action off Trincomalee	3 September 1782
Battle of Cuddalore	20 June 1783

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Edward Hughes (1720?-1794)
Hector Munro (1726-1805)
Pierre Andre de Suffrein (1726-1788)

External Links

East Indies Campaign 1778-83 Wikipedia
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War Wikipedia

Historical Books on-line

• Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Military Operations in Ceylon archive.org
• "Letter from Sir Edward Hughes" [relating to 1780/81] The New Annual Register for the year 1781, page 79 "Occurrences" Google Books
• "Letters from Sir Edwards Hughes" [1782] The Annual Register for the year 1782, page 268 Google Books