Battle of Providien
The Battle of Providien was the second in a series of naval battles fought between a British fleet, under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and a French fleet, under the Bailli de Suffren, off the coast of India during the Anglo-French War. The battle was fought on 12 April 1782 off the east coast of Ceylon, near a rocky islet called Providien, south of Trincomalee.
| Battle of Providien | |||||||
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| Part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783) | |||||||
Plan of the battle of Providien | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Pierre Suffren | Edward Hughes | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12 ships of the line | 11 ships of the line | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 225 killed and wounded | 567 killed and wounded | ||||||
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