Battle of Trincomalee

The Battle of Trincomalee was fought between a British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren off the coast of Trincomalee, then Ceylon, on 3 September 1782. It was the fourth in a series of battles fought between the two fleets off the coast of the Indian subcontinent during the American Revolutionary War.

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1782 Battle of Trincomalee

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1782 Capture of Trincomalee

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2006 Battle of Sampur

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2006 — 2007 Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV

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Battle of Trincomalee, 3 September 1782

Sea-fight off Trincomalee

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1782	Capture of Trincomalee	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1782	Battle of Trincomalee	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2006	Battle of Sampur	battle	Wikidata
event	war	2006	Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV	war, Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, theater of war	Wikidata
link	page		Three Decks page^@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Hoods Tower Museum	artillery battery, military museum	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Oostenburgh	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1623	Fort Fredrick	fort	Wikidata
site	military base		SLN Dockyard	naval base	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle of Trincomalee, 3 September 1782		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Trincomalee, 3 September 1782		Commons
commons	image		Sea-fight off Trincomalee		Commons
commons	image		Sea-fight off Trincomalee		Commons

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