Battle of Trincomalee

When

25 Aug 1782 – 3 Sep 1782

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

8.55° N, 81.24° E

Description

1782 battle of the Anglo-French War

Naval

yes

Battle fought between a British fleet and a French fleet off the coast 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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• American Revolutionary War19 Apr 1775 · War of independence
• Anglo-French War of 1778–1783Jun 1778 · War