once 237

The immediate Result Indecisive, but the Cape of Good Hope is
saved by Suffren arriving first 238

Suffren reaches Mauritius, and the French Squadron sails for India
under Comte d'Orves 239

D'Orves dies, leaving Suffren in Command 240

Trincomalee, in Ceylon, captured by Hughes 240

First Engagement between Hughes and Suffren, February 17, 1782
240

Second Engagement, April 12 242

Third Engagement, July 6 244

Suffren captures Trincomalee 247

Hughes arrives, but too late to save the place 247

Fourth Engagement between Hughes and Suffren, September 3 248

Having lost Trincomalee, Hughes on the change of monsoon is
compelled to go to Bombay 251

Reinforced there by Bickerton 251