battle, early modern
Capture of Trincomalee
Capture of Trincomalee was a battle fought on 11 January 1782 at Trincomalee, in what is now Sri Lanka. It was part of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, which ran from 1780 to 1784. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 800 against 450.
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Where it sits in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
Record
| Date | 11 January 1782 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka 8.549N, 81.238E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 800 | 450 |
| Casualties and losses | 21 killed; 42 wounded | 13 killed; 430+ captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Trincomalee 1782, same recorded site
- Air raid on Ceylon 1942, 2.1 km N
- Battle of Providien 1782, 45 km SE
- Battle of Gannoruwa 1638, 158 km SW
- Battle of Nelliady 1987, 180 km NW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1782 and 1942.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Negapatam 21 October 1781
- All 7 engagements of Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
Elsewhere in 1782
- Battle of the Saintes Dominica
- Battle of Negapatam India
- Battle of Blue Licks United States
- Battle of Providien Sri Lanka
- Siege of Brimstone Hill Saint Kitts and Nevis
Capture of Trincomalee is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 19 in present-day Sri Lanka.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5037060, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Trincomalee, revision 1370609734, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.