Battle of Trincomalee

1782 battle of the Anglo-French War
Event naval_battle Q2601158
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Battle of Trincomalee

Summary

Battle of Trincomalee is a naval battle[1]. It draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (naval_battle category, ranking #124 of 691).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Trincomalee's instance of is recorded as naval battle[3].
  • The location of Battle of Trincomalee was Trincomalee[4].
  • Battle of Trincomalee is part of American Revolutionary War[5].
  • Battle of Trincomalee is part of Anglo-French War of 1778–1783[6].
  • Battle of Trincomalee's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Trincomalee[7].
  • Battle of Trincomalee began on August 25, 1782[8].
  • Battle of Trincomalee ended on September 3, 1782[9].
  • Battle of Trincomalee's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.54910833, 'lon': 81.23771667}[10].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Trincomalee was Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Trincomalee was France[12].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Trincomalee began on August 25, 1782[8]. It ended on September 3, 1782[9]. The location of it was Trincomalee[4].

Context

Part of include American Revolutionary War[5], a war of national liberation[13] and Anglo-French War of 1778–1783[6], a war[14]. Battle of Trincomalee's instance of is recorded as naval battle[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include Kingdom of Great Britain[11] and France[12].

Why It Matters

Battle of Trincomalee draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (naval_battle category, ranking #124 of 691).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates
    Country Q854
    End time +1782-09-03T00:00:00Z
    Part of American Revolutionary War, Anglo-French War of 1778–1783
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34362|batch #34362]]: Battle of Trincomalee == Sri Lanka"
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