Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars (or the Kandian Wars) refers generally to the period of warfare between the British colonial forces and the Kingdom of Kandy, on the island of what is now Sri Lanka, between 1796 and 1818. More specifically it is used to describe the expeditionary campaigns of the British Army in the Kingdom of Kandy in 1803 and 1815.
| Kandyan Wars | |||||||
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Hindoostan on the eve of the Second Kandyan War; the entirety of Sri Lanka is shown as being under British control, when in fact the kingdom of Kandy endured in the mountainous interior. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kandy | Kandyan opposition | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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King Vikrama Rajasinha (POW) Dissawa Lewke |
Hay MacDowall Adam Davy Colonel Barbut Ehelepola Nilame Pilima Talawuwe Ratwatte Nilame | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Kingdom of Kandy's Army |
Green Howards 19th Regiment of Foot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 51st Regiment of Foot Ceylon Rifle Regiment | ||||||
| History of Kandy |
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| Kingdom of Kandy (1469–1815) |
| Colonial Kandy (1815–1948) |
| Kandy (1948–present) |
| See also |
| Sri Lanka portal |
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