In July this force sailed Self_motion on a commerce raiding cruise off British Ceylon , but a subsequent attack into the Straits of Malacca was driven Motion off in an inconclusive engagement with two British ships of the line off Northeastern Sumatra .

The French squadron , commanded Control by Contre-amiral Pierre César Charles de Sercey , had left Departing their base on Île de France in July , cruising Patrolling off Ceylon and Tranquebar before sailing Self_motion eastwards .

`` Tally-Ho '' was patrolling Patrolling from her base at Trincomalee , Ceylon searching Scrutiny for Japanese vessels and on 9 January , sighted Know the Japanese light cruiser `` Kuma '' off Penang .

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 ( now Sri Lanka ) and a British invasion Attack force sent Sending from British India .

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 ( now Sri Lanka ) and a British invasion Attack force sent Sending from British India .

Among the first territories to be attacked Attack were those on the coast of the island of Ceylon , with operations initially focused Aiming on the trading Commerce_sell port at Trincomalee .

Following short sieges Besieging British forces were able to secure control Control of the Dutch colony , and Ceylon would remain Presence a part of the British Empire for the next 153 years .

These were the British flagship `` Windham '' , which held off Hold the French squadron to allow Preventing_or_letting the surviving ship `` Astell '' to escape Escaping , and `` Ceylon '' .

The Action of 9 July 1806 was a minor engagement Hostile_encounter between a French privateer frigate and British forces off Southern Ceylon during the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter .

Cruising near the Little Basses Reef on the Southern coast of Ceylon , the 34-gun privateer `` Bellone '' was sighted Hold by the 16-gun British brig HMS `` Rattlesnake '' , which began Process_start chasing Motion the larger French vessel .

Japanese aircraft carriers under Admiral Chūichi Nagumo struck Attack Allied shipping and naval bases around Ceylon , but failed to locate Placing and destroy Destroying the British Eastern Fleet .

The main base of the Eastern Fleet relocated Departing to East Africa , and Ceylon was reinforced Cause_change_of_strength , but Admiral Sir James Somerville kept his fast carrier division , `` Force A '' , `` ... in Indian waters , to be ready GetReady to deal Resolve_problem with any attempt by the enemy to command Control those waters with light forces only . ''

In early 1785 , King Bodawpaya of Konbaung dynasty sent Sending an expedition force to take Conquering Jung Ceylon ( Phuket ) to prevent Preventing_or_letting foreign arms shipments to Siam but the invasion force was driven Motion back .

He launched Process_start a four-pronged invasion Attack towards Chiang Mai , Tak , Kanchanaburi , and Jung Ceylon .

Therefore , though allied operations to the eastern interior of Java in 1706–08 did not gain Getting much success in military terms , the fallen Motion_directional king surrendered Surrendering in 1708 after being lured Hold with the promises of household ( lungguh ) and land , but he was banished Removing to Ceylon along with his wives and children .

HMS `` Ceylon '' had been despatched Sending by the British authorities at Madras after the Battle Hostile_encounter of Grand Port to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the remains of the squadron under Commodore Josias Rowley on Île Bourbon .

Searching for Rowley off Île de France , `` Ceylon '' was spotted Know by French Commodore Jacques Hamelin who gave Giving chase Self_motion in his flagship `` Vénus '' , supported Supporting by a corvette .

`` Vénus '' was faster than `` Ceylon '' , and although Captain Charles Gordon almost reached Arriving the safety of Île Bourbon , he was run Self_motion down and forced Causation to engage Hostile_encounter the French ship during the night , both frigates inflicting Change_sentiment severe damage Damaging on one another before the wounded Bodily_harm Gordon surrendered Surrendering to the approaching corvette .

As dawn broke Process_end , Rowley 's flagship HMS `` Boadicea '' arrived Arriving , recaptured Conquering `` Ceylon '' , drove Self_motion off the corvette and forced Causation the battered French flagship to surrender Surrendering , capturing Conquering Hamelin .