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Great Rebellion of 1817–1818 (Sinhala: ඌව වෙල්ලස්ස මහා කැරැල්ල), also known as the 1818 Uva–Wellassa Rebellion (after the two places it had started), was the third Kandyan War in the Uva and Wellassa provinces of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which is today the Uva province of Sri Lanka. The rebellion ...
Sri Lankan government reestablishes control over entire island; Collapse of the Tamil Eelam de facto Quasi-state; Tamil National Alliance drops its demand for a separate Tamil state; Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam established; Territorial changes: Government regains total control of former LTTE-controlled areas in the North and East of ...
Once the British were able to hold the fort more reinforcements were sent and they fought a scorched earth war under Captain Johnston, which crushed the rebellion. [5] [6] The British captured Arumaipperumal after a brutal encounter and sent him to their colonial capital Colombo where he was executed in 1803.
The Sri Lankan independence movement was a peaceful political ... Brohier, RL, The Golden Age of Military Adventure in Ceylon: an account of the Uva Rebellion ...
The 1971 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) insurrection (also known as the 1971 Revolt) was the first of two unsuccessful armed revolts conducted by the communist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) against the socialist United Front Government of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) under Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
The rebellion was defeated by the British, and Keppetipola Disawe along with several other leaders of the rebellion were found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death. He is well known for the exceptional courage that he showed at the moment of his execution and is now a national hero of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka and allies Opponents Results Sri Lankan commanders Sri Lankan losses; King General SL forces Civilians; Polonnaruwa–Pagan War (1165–1181) Polonnaruwa kingdom Angkorian Empire: Pagan Kingdom Chola dynasty (in Pegu) Victory. Chola stronghold in Pegu lost to Polonnaruwa; Pathein and Pegu occupied by the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa
Sri Lankan rebels (2 C, 22 P) S. Sri Lankan civil war (13 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Rebellions in Sri Lanka" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.