Battle of Trincomalee

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The Battle of Trincomalee was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of Sri Lanka during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet under Admiral Suffren clashed with the British Royal Navy for control of a key Indian Ocean port.

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instanceOf military engagement
naval battle
admiral Pierre André de Suffren NERFINISHED
Sir Edward Hughes NERFINISHED
belligerent Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
campaign French operations in the Indian Ocean (1781–1783)
casualties heavy on both sides
combatant French Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
commander Pierre André de Suffren NERFINISHED
Sir Edward Hughes NERFINISHED
commandStructure British squadron under Hughes
French squadron under Suffren
conflict American Revolutionary War
Anglo-French War (1778–1783) NERFINISHED
country Sri Lanka
date 1782-09-03
endDate 1782-09-03
era Age of Sail
followedBy Battle of Cuddalore (1783) NERFINISHED
geographicalContext Bay of Bengal region NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod late 18th century
isIn Ceylon NERFINISHED
location Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
off Trincomalee, Ceylon
modernLocation Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
navalTactics line of battle
notableFor aggressive tactics of Suffren
heavy damage to both fleets
objective control of Trincomalee harbour
control of a key Indian Ocean port
opponentOf Pierre André de Suffren NERFINISHED
Sir Edward Hughes NERFINISHED
partOf Indian Ocean campaign of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED
Suffren–Hughes campaign in the Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
port Trincomalee NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of Negapatam (1782) NERFINISHED
relatedTo Siege of Trincomalee (1782) NERFINISHED
result French tactical success
inconclusive
startDate 1782-08-25
strategicImportance control of sea lanes to India
secure anchorage in the Indian Ocean
theatre Indian Ocean theatre of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED
year 1782

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Battle of Cuddalore (1783) precededBy Battle of Trincomalee