Atlas of Battles

country, 30 engagements

Battles in Sri Lanka

30 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Sri Lanka: 15 battles, 4 sieges, 6 naval actions and 5 campaigns between 161 BC and 1991. The wars with most engagements here: Sri Lankan Civil War (7), Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts (5), Dutch–Portuguese War (3), Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1).

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Siege of KotteBattle of Mulleriyawa1560 Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdomSiege of ColomboSitawaka campaignBattle of VannarapannaiBattle of GannoruwaAction of 23 March 1654Action of 2 May 1654Siege of ColomboBattle of MannarCapture of TrincomaleeAction of 9 July 1806Air raid on CeylonKokkilai offensiveVadamarachchi OperationBattle of NelliadyOperation EagleBattle of KokavilOperation Sea BreezeOperation Thrividha BalayaOperation BalavegayaBattle of VijithapuraChola occupation of Anuradhapura1591 portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdomSiege of GalleBattle of ProvidienBattle of TrincomaleeIndian Ocean raidEaster Sunday RaidBattle of VijithapuraChola occupation of Anuradhapura1591 portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdomSiege of GalleBattle of ProvidienBattle of TrincomaleeEaster Sunday RaidMaduraiKochiThiruvananthapuramKandyTuticorinTirunelveliKollamRajapalaiyamNagercoilMoratuwa500 km7.855N, 80.673E
30 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

201 BC: 1 engagementsAD 900: 1 engagements1500: 6 engagements1600: 7 engagements1700: 3 engagements1800: 1 engagements1900: 11 engagements11 in 1900201 BC1900
30 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 9 with pages

Contested ground 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
161 BCBattle of VijithapuraVijithapuraDutugamunu
AD 993Chola occupation of AnuradhapuraAnuradhapura Kingdom
November 1557Siege of KotteSri Jayawardenepura Kotte
1559Battle of MulleriyawaMulleriyawaSinhalese–Portuguese conflicts
15601560 Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdomNallurPortuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
1587Siege of ColomboColomboSinhalese–Portuguese conflicts
15911591 portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdomNallurPortuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
1594Sitawaka campaignSri LankaSinhalese–Portuguese conflicts
1619Battle of VannarapannaiVannarpannaiSinhalese–Portuguese conflicts
28 March 1638Battle of GannoruwaSinhalese–Portuguese conflicts
8 March 1640Siege of GalleGalle
1654Action of 23 March 1654ColomboDutch–Portuguese War
2 May 1654Action of 2 May 1654ColomboDutch–Portuguese War
1655Siege of ColomboColombo
1658Battle of MannarMannar IslandDutch–Portuguese War
11 January 1782Capture of TrincomaleeTrincomaleeFourth Anglo-Dutch War
12 April 1782Battle of ProvidienTrincomaleeAmerican Revolutionary War
25 August 1782Battle of TrincomaleeTrincomaleeAnglo-French War of 1778–1783
9 July 1806Action of 9 July 1806Little Basses Reef LighthouseNapoleonic Wars
31 March 1942Indian Ocean raidIndian OceanPacific War
1942Easter Sunday RaidIndian OceanWorld War II
9 April 1942Air raid on Ceylon
1985Kokkilai offensiveKokkilaiSri Lankan Civil War
1987Vadamarachchi OperationJaffnaSri Lankan Civil War
5 July 1987Battle of Nelliady
1990Operation EagleJaffnaSri Lankan Civil War
1990Battle of KokavilKokavilSri Lankan Civil War
1990Operation Sea BreezeMullaitivu(මූලදීපය)Sri Lankan Civil War
1990Operation Thrividha BalayaJaffnaSri Lankan Civil War
1991Operation BalavegayaJaffnaSri Lankan Civil War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.