Malwana Fort
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Malwana fort was located in Malwana, Gampaha, on the banks of the Kelani River. It was built by Portuguese in 1590s. The small fort served as a residence for the Portuguese Governor or Captain-Generals. Records indicate that a company of 70 soldiers were stationed at the fort. The fort was attacked by Kandyan forces in the 1630s. The Portuguese subsequently abandoned it and focused their forces on Colombo fort and its defence.
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Location: 6.9256, 80.0222, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Siege of Kotte ⓘ
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Battle of Mulleriyawa ⓘ
1559 Sri Lankan battle -
Siege of Colombo ⓘ
1587–1588 siege -
Action of 23 March 1654 ⓘ
1654 naval battle -
Action of 2 May 1654 ⓘ
1654 naval battle -
Siege of Colombo ⓘ
1655 siege -
Malwana Fort ⓘ
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HMS Tenedos ⓘ
1918 S-class destroyer
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 1948 | Dominion of Ceylon | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1557 | Siege of Kotte | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1559 | Battle of Mulleriyawa | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1587 | Siege of Colombo | siege, Portuguese Empire, Kingdom of Sitawaka | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1654 | Action of 23 March 1654 | naval battle, Dutch Republic, Portuguese Empire, Kingdom of Kandy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1654 | Action of 2 May 1654 | Kingdom of Kandy, naval battle, Dutch Republic, Portuguese Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1655 | Siege of Colombo | siege | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1974 | Colombo Dockyard | shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Malwana Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1919 | HMS Tenedos | shipwreck, destroyer, S-class destroyer | Wikidata |