Battle of Trincomalee
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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 Septemb
1782 painting of the battle by Dominic Serres
Admiral of the Blue Sir Edward Hughes was a Royal Navy officer who served in the War of Jenkins' Ear, Seven Years' War and American War of Independence. He is best known for fighting a series of five
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 (modern Sri Lanka), on 3 September 1782. It was the fourth in…
c. 1786 portrait
1761 portrait of Hughes by Violante Beatrice Siries