Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Colombo: contested ground

The ground around Colombo was fought over 4 times between 1557 and 1942: 1 battle, 2 sieges and 1 naval action, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of KotteAction of 2 May 1654Siege of ColomboEaster Sunday RaidEaster Sunday RaidKandyGalleMoratuwaBatticaloaMataraBadullaRatnapuraPuttalan200 km6.928N, 79.843E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Kotte, 1557Action of 2 May 1654, 1654Siege of Colombo, 1655Easter Sunday Raid, 194215571942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
November 1557Siege of KotteSri Jayawardenepura Kotte
2 May 1654Action of 2 May 1654ColomboDutch–Portuguese War
1655Siege of ColomboColombo
1942Easter Sunday RaidIndian OceanWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.