31st » War of the First Coalition: The British Capture of Trincomalee (1795) or capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
Famous Deaths for August 1795
1st » Clas Bjerkander, Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist (b. 1735)
4th » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)