battle, Cold War
Battle of Nelliady
Battle of Nelliady was a battle fought on 5 July 1987 in what is now Sri Lanka. The recorded result: LTTE tactical victory; SLA strategic victory. Recorded strength: ~150 troops against ~50 militants.
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Record
| Date | 5 July 1987 | |
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| Place | Sri Lanka 9.803N, 80.203E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | ~150 troops | ~50 militants |
| Casualties and losses | 19 killed; 31 wounded | 1 killed; 2 suicide bombers detonated |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Negapatam 1782, 114 km N
- Battle of Negapatam 1758, 114 km N
- Siege of Negapatam 1781, 114 km N
- Action of 6 July 1746 1746, 114 km N
- Sieges of Tranquebar 1655, 142 km N
Elsewhere in 1987
- Operation Earnest Will United Arab Emirates
- Siege of Basra Iraq
- Chemical bombing of Sardasht Iran
- Operation Prime Chance
- Operation Magistral Afghanistan
Battle of Nelliady is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 30 in present-day Sri Lanka.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q108888166, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nelliady, revision 1370270641, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.