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  2. Sri Lanka Artillery - Wikipedia

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    The roots of the Sri Lanka Artillery goes back to 1888, when on 12 April 1888 the Ceylon Artillery Volunteers was formed as a gun battery under the command of Captain C.E.H Symons of the Royal Artillery to man a gun battery equipped with BL 12-pounder 6 cwt guns.

  3. 2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive - Wikipedia

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    Human Rights Watch alleges that Sri Lankan Army artillery strikes against a hospital in Mullaitivu killed 67 people and wounded another 87; [55] an article for The Guardian contends that the artillery strikes targeting a government-designated safe zone adjacent to the hospital killed 378 people and injured 1,212. [56]

  4. List of Sri Lanka Army regiments and corps - Wikipedia

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    Military Intelligence Corps; Engineer Services Regiment; Sri Lanka Army Service Corps; Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps; Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps; Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

  5. Sri Lanka Army - Wikipedia

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    The capability of the Sri Lanka Artillery was enhanced with the introduction of Ordnance QF 25 pounders. [41] [65] Chinese-made 122 mm, 130 mm and 152 mm howitzers were introduced to the Sri Lankan Army in 1995 and 1998 whilst 122 mm Multi Barrel Rocket Launchers (MBRL), were first used in 2000 by the Sri Lanka Army. [66]

  6. Minneriya Garrison - Wikipedia

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    The garrison was established in the 1980s and expanded with the rapid growth of the army in the 1980s and 1990s with escalation of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Apart from serving as training grounds for infantry and artillery, the garrison served as command headquarters and forward staging area for military operations. [2]

  7. Category:Sri Lanka Artillery - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka Artillery soldiers (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Sri Lanka Artillery" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.

  8. Panagoda Cantonment - Wikipedia

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    Panagoda Cantonment is a cantonment located in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It serves as the regimental headquarters of many regiments of the Sri Lanka Army and is an arsenal. It also houses one of the main Military Hospitals operated by the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps. It is one of the largest military bases in Sri Lanka.

  9. Category:Regiments of the Sri Lankan Army - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka Artillery (2 C, 3 P) C. Commando Regiment (1 C) D. Disbanded regiments of the Sri Lankan Army (4 P) I. Infantry regiments of the Sri Lankan Army (4 C, 8 P) S.