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{{War|name=War Against Dutch in Ceylon|dates=1795-96 |image= |location=[[Ceylon]]|combatant1=British Navy and the [[East India Company]] |combatant2=Dutch |result=British took Dutch possessions|medal=[http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/coins/collection/watson/page61.html Capture of Ceylon 1795-96]|category=[[:Category:War Against Dutch in Ceylon|War Against Dutch in Ceylon]] }}
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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.
==Related articles ==
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
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== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/348/mode/1up/search/Rainier Peter Rainier (1742-1808)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/408/mode/2up James Stuart (17??-1793)]<br>
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars French Revolutionary Wars] Wikipedia<br>
==== Historical Books on-line ====
''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI'' by Intelligence Branch Army HQ India 1911 [http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/280/mode/2up - Military Operations against the Dutch] archive.org
[[Category:War Against Dutch in Ceylon|War Against Dutch in Ceylon]]
{{Battlemap|war=War Against Dutch in Ceylon|link=}}
== 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.
==Related articles ==
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
{|
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|-
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|}
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/348/mode/1up/search/Rainier Peter Rainier (1742-1808)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/408/mode/2up James Stuart (17??-1793)]<br>
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars French Revolutionary Wars] Wikipedia<br>
==== Historical Books on-line ====
''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI'' by Intelligence Branch Army HQ India 1911 [http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/280/mode/2up - Military Operations against the Dutch] archive.org
[[Category:War Against Dutch in Ceylon|War Against Dutch in Ceylon]]
