Pooneryn Fort

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Pooneryn Fort is located in Pooneryn, adjacent to the Jaffna Peninsula. It was built by the Portuguese to protect their possessions in Jaffna. The fort was captured by the Dutch in 1658, and subsequently by the British in 1796.

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Location: 9.5034, 80.2121, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • 1560 Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom ⓘ
    part of the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
  • 1591 portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom ⓘ
    part of the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
  • Battle of Vannarapannai ⓘ
    1619 battle
  • Vadamarachchi Operation ⓘ
    Sri Lankan military offensive
  • Jaffna University Helidrop ⓘ
    1987 Indian special operation
  • Battle of Pooneryn ⓘ
    1993 battle of the Sri Lankan Civil War
  • Battle of Jaffna ⓘ
  • 1998 Battle of Kilinochchi ⓘ
    battle during the Sri Lankan civil war
  • Second Battle of Elephant Pass ⓘ
    2000 battle
  • Battle of Point Pedro ⓘ
    2006 battle
  • Battle of Jaffna ⓘ
  • Battle off the coast of Jaffna ⓘ
  • 2008–2009 Battle of Kilinochchi ⓘ
    2008 battle fought between the Sri Lankan military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
  • Battle of Paranthan ⓘ
  • Third Battle of Elephant Pass ⓘ
  • Pooneryn Fort ⓘ
  • Jaffna Fort ⓘ
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2008 — 2009 Battle of Paranthan
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict15601560 Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdomPortuguese Empire, invasion, Jaffna kingdomWikidata
    eventarmed conflict15911591 portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdomPortuguese Empire, invasion, Jaffna kingdomWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1619Battle of Vannarapannaibattle, Portuguese Empire, Jaffna kingdom, Thanjavur Nayak kingdomWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1987Vadamarachchi OperationoffensiveWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1987Jaffna University Helidroparmed conflictWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1993Battle of PoonerynbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1995Battle of JaffnabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict19981998 Battle of KilinochchibattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2000Second Battle of Elephant PassbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2006Battle of Point PedrobattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2006Battle of JaffnabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2008Battle off the coast of Jaffnanaval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20082008–2009 Battle of KilinochchibattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2008Battle of ParanthanbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2009Third Battle of Elephant PassbattleWikidata
    sitefortPooneryn FortfortWikidata
    sitefort1625Jaffna FortfortWikidata
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