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
Part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783)

Plan of the battle of Providien
Date12 April 1782
Location
Off Ceylon, Bay of Bengal
8°15′17.94″N 81°30′47.02″E
Result French victory
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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