Battle of Trincomalee, 3rd September 1782
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Battle of Trincomalee
3
rd
September 1782
Part of :
The American War of Independence
(
1775/04/19
-
1784/01/14
)
Previous action :
Bellone vs Coventry
12.8.1782
Next action :
Action of 1782-09-05
5.9.1782
Great Britain
British Battle Line,
Edward Hughes (1720-1794)
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Commander
Notes
Name :
Superb (74)
Fleet Flagship
Name :
Hero (74)
William Clark (d.1802)
Squadron Flagship
Name :
Sultan (74)
James Watt (c.1733-1782)
†
CO Killed
Name :
Burford (68)
Peter Rainier (1741-1808)
Name :
Monarca (68)
John Gell (d.1806)
Name :
Sceptre (64)
Samuel Graves
Name :
Eagle (64)
Ambrose Reddall (c.1741-1791)
Name :
Exeter (64)
Robert Montagu
Name :
Isis (50)
The Hon. Thomas Lumley (d.1782)
†
CO Killed
Name :
Monmouth (64)
James Alms (1728-1791)
Name :
Worcester (64)
Charles Wood (c.1732-1782)
†
CO Killed
Not in Line
Ship Name
Commander
Notes
Name :
Seahorse (24)
Name :
Combustion (8)
Theophilius Jones
Ship Name
Commander
Notes
Name :
Magnanime (64)
Charles Wolseley (1741-1808)
Name :
Active (32)
Thomas Mackenzie (1753-1813)
Name :
Coventry (28)
Andrew Mitchell (1757-1806)
Name :
Medea (28)
Erasmus Gower (1742-1814)
Name :
San Carlos (22)
John Samuel Smith
Royaume de France
French Battle Line,
Pierre-Andre de Suffren (1725/26-1788)
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Commander
Notes
Name :
L'Orient (74)
Name :
L'Annibal (74)
Bernard-Marie Boudin (Seigneur de Tromelin) (1735-1815)
Name :
Le Sévère (64)
de Cillart (Chevalier de Cillart)
Name :
Le Brillant (64)
Armand Philippe Germain de Cajarc de Saint Félix (Marquis de Maurémont) (1737-1819)
Name :
L'Artesien (64)
Name :
Le Sphinx (64)
Name :
Le Bizarre (64)
Name :
Le Saint Michel (60)
Name :
Le Flamand (56)
Name :
Le Petit Hannibal (50)
Name :
Ajax (64)
René Joseph Bouvet de Précourt (1715-1782)
Name :
Le Héros (74)
Fleet Flagship
Name :
L'Illustre (74)
Name :
Le Vengeur (64)
Name :
La Consolante (38)
Not in Line
Ship Name
Commander
Notes
Name :
La Pourvoyeuse (38)
Name :
La Fine (32)
Name :
La Bellone (32)
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