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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aragon" data-source="post: 5679478" data-attributes="member: 134516">At the end of the 18th century Trincomalee again experienced a quick and interesting change of occupiers. Early in January 1782 the fort was captured by the British. During the same year the French repeatedly attacked the British at Trincomalee, and in August they managed to capture the fort. At the Peace of Paris in 1784 the French returned Trincomalee to the VOC (Dutch East India Company) again. Twelve years later, in 1795, the British arrived in Ceylon again for their final takeover. The first fort they chose to capture was Trincomalee. The Trincomalee fort however is in good shape. It is occupied by the army and air force and although you are allowed to visit it, you cannot take photographs. It covers a large area on a hilly outcrop, surrounded by high walls. Inside are various buildings and barracks, some of which date from the British time, and a parade ground. Everywhere are large trees which throw their shade on the lanes that sometimes pass old tombs with faded inscriptions among the dry bushes. <img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h78/premchand/Untitled-8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Circled in red is Fort Fredrick in Swami Rock and in Black is where the naval base used by the British is located, now used by Sri Lanka Navy as Eastern HQ, <img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h78/premchand/451085111_a8eba0665c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (seen in the map circled in purple, airfield and oil tanks used by Allied troops in WWII, later bombed by the Japanese on April 8 1942, now used by Sri Lanka Air Force as a Major base) Sorry about the old photos...</blockquote>

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