Battle of Trincomalee

BelligerentsGreat Britain FranceCommanders and leadersEdward Hughes Pierre André de SuffrenStrength 12 ships of the line 14 ships of the lineCasualties and losses 51 killed
283 wounded 82 killed
255 wounded

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 a series of battles fought between the two fleets off the coast of the Indian subcontinent during the American Revolutionary War.