Battle of Gannoruwa

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 Lanka. The Portuguese had attempted three times without success to capture the Kingdom of Kandy, in order to bring the entire island under their rule. In 1635, Rajasinghe II became the king of Kandy and started negotiations with the Dutch to obtain their help in driving out the Portuguese. The Portuguese hastened their efforts to take Kandy because of this, and Diogo de Melo de Castro, the Portuguese Captain General, tried to provoke the Sinhalese on several occasions.

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Location: 7.2795, 80.6018, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1638 Battle of Gannoruwa

1594-07-05T00:00:00Z

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1594 Campaign of Danture

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1796 — 1818 Kandyan Wars

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1670 — 1675 Kandyan–Dutch War of 1670–1675

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1764 — 1766 Kandyan–Dutch War of 1764–1766

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1469	Kingdom of Kandy		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1594	Campaign of Danture	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1638	Battle of Gannoruwa	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1796	Kandyan Wars	military expedition	Wikidata
event	war	1670	Kandyan–Dutch War of 1670–1675	war, Kingdom of France, Dutch East India Company, Kingdom of Kandy	Wikidata
event	war	1764	Kandyan–Dutch War of 1764–1766	war, Dutch East India Company, Kingdom of Kandy	Wikidata
site	fort	1803	Fort MacDowall	fort, ruins	Wikidata