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“Constantino de Sa, perhaps the ablest Portuguese captain general to serve in 17th century Sri Lanka, lost both his life and his army at Randeniwela in 1630.”
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— The Battle of Randeniwela was fought on 25 August 1630 in the Sinhalese–Portuguese War. It was fought between Portuguese Empire and King Senarth's youngest son Prince Maha Astana, who would later beco…
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— Constantino de Sá de Noronha was the 6th and 8th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon.
Sá de Noronha was first appointed in 1618 under Philip II of Portugal, he was Governor until 1622 and then in 1623 un…
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— The Kingdom of Kandy (මහනුවර රාජධානිය) or the Senkadagala Kingdom (සෙංකඩගල රාජධානිය) was a kingdom that ruled from the central highlands of Sri Lanka from 1469 to 1815. Centered at the city of Kandy…
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“The Portuguese dream and avowed policy of conquering the Kingdom of Kandy, and thereby the whole island, never wavered.”
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— Kandy (Sinhala: මහනුවර, romanised: Mahanuwara [mahanuʋərə] ; Tamil: கண்டி, romanised: Kaṇṭi [ˈkaɳɖi] ) is a major city located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinh…
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— The Kingdom of Kandy (මහනුවර රාජධානිය) or the Senkadagala Kingdom (සෙංකඩගල රාජධානිය) was a kingdom that ruled from the central highlands of Sri Lanka from 1469 to 1815. Centered at the city of Kandy…
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— Between 1518 and 1658, armed conflict took place between the native Sinhalese and Tamil kingdoms of Sri Lanka (then known to Europeans as Ceylon), and the Portuguese Empire. It spanned from the Transi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhalese–Portuguese_conflicts
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“The loss of an able captain general, with more than 600 Portuguese killed, and the desertion of several thousand lascarins, weakened Portuguese military power.”
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— The 1630s was a decade that began on January 1, 1630, and ended on December 31, 1640.
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— The Battle of Gannoruwa was a battle of the Sinhalese–Portuguese War fought in 1638 between the occupying Portuguese forces and the Sinhalese King's army at Gannoruwa in the District of Kandy, Sri Lan…
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— This is a list of known battels, wars, and conflicts among the former kingdoms, empires and colonial states, from ancient India (from 15th BCE) to colonial India (upto 1947 CE), in the Indian subconti…
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“King Senarat was unable to take the Fort of Colombo despite Portuguese successes on land and sea.”
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“The new draft treaty of 1933 was unfavourable to Senarat, and he rejected it.”
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“The Mughals attacked the Portuguese fort at Hugli in 1632, forcing them to abandon it.”
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“The Dutch captured five Portuguese ships in 1633.”
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— The Dutch captured five Portuguese ships in 1633.
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“Diego de Mello de Castro arrived in Colombo on November 22, 1633 as the new captain general.”
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“De Mello assembled an army of 400 Portuguese, 1000 Kaffir and Canarese soldiers, plus 5000 lascarins.”
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“De Mello seized the stockade at Moratenna during the conflict.”
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“The treaty signed by Maha Astana, who became Rajasinghe, was a significant political outcome.”
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“The Portuguese believed the Kandyans would resort to war despite their previous defeats.”
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“The Dutch sought to seize Sri Lanka's cinnamon trade, influencing Portuguese strategy.”
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“Portuguese officials divided on whether to launch an attack on Kandy.”
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“Kotte's rebellion threatened Portuguese supply lines to the north.”
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“De Mello argued that waiting would weaken the Portuguese position.”
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“The Portuguese planned to secure reinforcements from Malacca before attacking.”
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“The Dutch would not attack the Portuguese without Kandy's cooperation.”
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“King Rajasinghe admitted Dutch contacts during his diplomacy with the Portuguese.”
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“The alliance between Rajasinghe and Vijayapala was a political convenience.”
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“There were no roads connecting Colombo to Kandy in the 17th century.”
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“The Portuguese invaded Sri Lanka on March 26, 1638, with a large force.”
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“The battle at Gannoruwa resulted in the complete annihilation of the Portuguese army.”
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“De Mello and his captain major Batado were killed in the Gannoruwa battle.”
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“Historian C. R. de Silva described Gannoruwa as a greater disaster than Randeniwela.”
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“Only 38 Portuguese survivors were taken prisoner after the Gannoruwa battle.”
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“The Gannoruwa defeat marked the first time a Portuguese army was defeated before lascarin desertion.”
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“The Portuguese never recovered from the Gannoruwa disaster and lost initiative.”
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“Rajasinghe needed Dutch naval support to expel the Portuguese from Sri Lanka.”
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