Battle of Trincomalee 1782
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 25 August 1782 – 3 September 1782 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1782 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Sri Lanka | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | American Revolutionary War, Anglo-French War of 1778–1783 | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | France, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 8.5491, 81.2377 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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 (modern Sri Lanka), 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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