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Suffren may have attempted to give chase when Hughes drew his fleet off and made for Madras. The French fleet entered Trincomalee harbour and began working to repair the extensive damage to the fleet. The damage to the British fleet was so severe that
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Vautrou was killed. Ensign de Saint-Ligier was killed. Lieutenant Danharloo (Swedish national) had a thigh shot off. Ensign de Cardignan and Ensign de Beaupoil were lightly wounded. Officers of the Régiment de l'Île-de-France de la
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of Hughes, argued in favor of action, as the destruction of the
British fleet would greatly simplify land operations in pursuit of objectives of the French and their Mysorean allies. He accordingly gave orders to sail out and meet the British fleet.
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brought news of the arrival of a French fleet near the southern end of Ceylon. This fleet included two ships of the line, a frigate, and transports carrying 800 troops and their supplies. He immediately sailed for
Batticaloa. On 21 August 1782,
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Negapatam, Suffren arrested three of his captains and sent them to Île de France for punishment for their performance in the battle. This performance was so noteworthy that even the British commented on it: the
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Suffren, was dispatched on a mission to provide military assistance to French colonies in India. He arrived in February 1782 and immediately engaged the British fleet of Vice-Admiral Hughes in the inconclusive
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in late 1780 after the Dutch refused to stop trading in military supplies with the French and the
Americans. The British had rapidly gained control over most French and Dutch outposts in
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Dubusquet had a leg shot off; Lieutenant de frégate Amieth was gravely wounded; Lieutenant de frégate Dulac lost his right eye.
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Plan of the battle (British units - black, French - white)
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2865:Cunat, p.234
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2854:Cunat (1852)
2849:
2842:Cunat (1852)
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2830:Cunat (1852)
2825:
2818:Cunat (1852)
2799:Cunat (1852)
2780:Cunat (1852)
2763:Cunat (1852)
2758:
2746:
2741:Casualties:
2706:
2669:
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2595:
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2456:Casualties:
2420:
2379:
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2303:
2262:
2245:flag captain
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1984:
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1475:flag captain
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1124:Saint-Michel
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814:Naval battle
809:
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785:Saint-Michel
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647:
601:Delaware Bay
544:Charles Town
539:Rhode Island
507:Mona Passage
388:Cape Spartel
338:15 June 1780
281:17 June 1778
127:Belligerents
87:8°32′56.79″N
78:Indian Ocean
45:
31:Part of the
18:
2427:Fourth rate
2386:Fourth rate
2348:Fourth rate
2310:Fourth rate
2143:Fourth rate
2105:Fourth rate
2029:Fourth rate
1991:Fourth rate
1806:de Tromelin
1751:Lieutenant
1561:Lieutenant
1423:du Chilleau
1274:Lieutenant
1194:la Pallière
1192:Captain de
749:Trincomalee
697:Trincomalee
648:Trincomalee
618:Pondicherry
612:East Indies
564:Cape Breton
502:The Saintes
487:Frigate Bay
452:2nd Grenada
447:1st Grenada
415:Porto Praya
383:Île-de-Batz
306:13 May 1779
220:255 wounded
215:283 wounded
102: /
74:Trincomalee
2907:Categories
2751:References
2713:Fifth rate
2707:Combustion
2676:Fifth rate
2639:Fifth rate
2602:Fifth rate
2565:Fifth rate
2525:San Carlos
2496:Casualties
2491:Commander
2404:James Alms
2269:Third rate
2222:Third rate
2184:Third rate
2067:Third rate
1954:Casualties
1949:Commander
1773:Consolante
1731:Consolante
1660:Casualties
1655:Commander
1471:de Moissac
1330:Casualties
1325:Commander
1012:Casualties
1007:Commander
824:San Carlos
757:Batticaloa
715:Background
638:Batticaloa
591:Hudson Bay
579:Chesapeake
559:Cape Henry
527:Grand Turk
497:Montserrat
472:Fort Royal
462:Guadeloupe
378:3rd Ushant
373:2nd Ushant
363:2nd Jersey
301:1st Jersey
286:1st Ushant
218:82 killed
213:51 killed
118:Indecisive
2705:HMS
2668:HMS
2631:HMS
2594:HMS
2557:HMS
2421:Worcester
2419:HMS
2378:HMS
2342:Magnanime
2340:HMS
2302:HMS
2287:John Gell
2261:HMS
2214:HMS
2176:HMS
2135:HMS
2097:HMS
2059:HMS
2021:HMS
1983:HMS
1771:Although
1235:Kersauson
943:Aftermath
937:Worcester
917:Worcester
769:Hyder Ali
705:Sri Lanka
633:Negapatam
628:Providien
421:Caribbean
323:Gibraltar
265:1778–1783
2881:(1852).
2670:Seahorse
2633:Coventry
2513:Wounded
2402:Captain
2380:Monmouth
2285:Captain
2238:Admiral
2159:Captain
1971:Wounded
1891:Captain
1850:Captain
1804:Captain
1736:frigate
1677:Wounded
1604:Captain
1518:Captain
1496:Illustre
1464:Captain
1421:Captain
1380:Captain
1347:Wounded
1276:Lusignan
1213:Brillant
1144:Captain
1062:Captain
1042:Artésien
1029:Wounded
921:Monmouth
895:Artésien
887:Brillant
847:Illustre
703:(modern
584:Yorktown
574:Yorktown
569:Cape Ann
549:Savannah
427:Dominica
399:Atlantic
316:Plymouth
195:Strength
68:Location
2872:Sources
2508:Killed
2263:Monarca
2137:Burford
2099:Sceptre
1966:Killed
1876:64-gun
1871:Bizarre
1835:64-gun
1830:Vengeur
1782:Annibal
1759:†
1695:64-gun
1672:Killed
1588:frigate
1582:Bellone
1546:54-gun
1541:Flamand
1466:Suffren
1406:64-gun
1365:50-gun
1342:Killed
1254:Fortune
1218:64-gun
1146:d'Aymar
1129:60-gun
1088:64-gun
1047:64-gun
1024:Killed
883:Annibal
875:Monarca
859:Burford
820:Sceptre
791:Fortune
779:Ilustre
699:, then
685:British
410:Bermuda
405:Madeira
368:Minorca
2559:Active
2216:Superb
2178:Sultan
1985:Exeter
1788:74-gun
1755:
1502:74-gun
1469:Major
1448:74-gun
1401:Sphinx
1259:sloop
1176:74-gun
1170:Orient
1083:Sévère
968:Bombay
925:Exeter
919:, and
873:, and
863:Sultan
855:Superb
773:Lézard
701:Ceylon
643:Pisang
623:Sadras
477:Tobago
393:Ferrol
157:France
154:
139:
115:Result
2596:Medea
2518:Total
2501:Notes
2486:Navy
2481:Guns
2476:Rate
2471:Ship
2304:Eagle
1976:Total
1959:Notes
1944:Navy
1939:Guns
1934:Rate
1929:Ship
1682:Total
1665:Notes
1650:Navy
1645:Guns
1640:Rate
1635:Ship
1442:Héros
1352:Total
1335:Notes
1320:Navy
1315:Guns
1310:Rate
1305:Ship
1034:Total
1017:Notes
1002:Navy
997:Guns
992:Rate
987:Ship
961:Achin
902:'
899:Héros
867:Eagle
843:Héros
836:Héros
729:India
358:Brest
2527:(?)
2061:Hero
2023:Isis
1690:Ajax
1530:106
1486:102
933:Hero
913:Isis
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