Battle of Trincomalee
Sept 3rd 1782
HMXMS denotes French ships.
HBMS denotes british ships.
French Ships
British Ships
Losses
#
|
British
|
Situation
|
Number
|
French
|
Commander
|
Number**
|
1
|
officers
|
Killed
|
6
|
officers
|
Killed
|
5
|
4
|
seamen
|
Killed
|
45
|
seamen
|
Killed
|
77
|
5
|
seamen
|
Wounded
|
283
|
seamen
|
Wounded
|
255
|
|
Total british losses
|
|
336
|
Total french losses
|
|
337
|
Notes
British officers losts: Sultan (Capt Watt); Monarca (Capt Clogstone – marines, Lieut. Barret); Worcester (Capt Wood, Lieut Edwards – Marines), Isis (Hon. Capt Lumley, Mr Bell – Master mate)
French officers losts: Consolante (Lieutenant de vaisseau Péan – commanding officer); Illustre (Lieutenant de vaisseau Voutron, enseigne de vaisseau Saint Légier), Héros (Lieutenant de frégate Dubusquet); Bizarre (enseigne de vaisseau la Grandière).
Naval and military memoirs of Great Britain – Robert Beatson – London, 1804 (6 volumes)
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