Invasion of Ceylon
The Invasion of Ceylon was a military campaign fought as a series of amphibious operations between the summer of 1795 and spring of 1796 between the garrison of the Batavian colonies on the Indian Ocean island of Ceylon and a British invasion... Wikipedia
Dates: Jul 21, 1795 – Feb 15, 1796
Location: Dutch Ceylon
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