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The fort was rebuilt by British during their occupation of the country in 1795. [1] On 25 August 1803 the fort was captured and destroyed by forces led by Pandara Vanniyan. [2] [3] The commander of the fort, Captain von Driberg, and his troops garrisoned at the fort managed to escape by boats to Jaffna. [4] Pandara Vanniyan and his forces were ...
Mullaitivu fort: Mullaitivu: Mullaitivu Town: Maritimepattu: 25 March 2016: Dutch fortress [3] Muththaiyankaddu ruins: Army Training School: Muththaiyankaddu Kulam: Oddusuddan: 25 March 2016: Ancient dagoba, shrine and other ruins [2] Muththaiyankaddu Lake ruins: Muththaiyankaddu Kulam: Muththaiyankaddu Kulam: Oddusuddan: 25 March 2016 [3 ...
Captain Drieberg with his force of Malays escaped from the fort in boats and reached Jaffna. During the Sri Lankan Civil War, Mullaitivu became an isolated base for the Sri Lankan armed forces. In a pitched battle the LTTE succeeded in overrunning the base in 1996. Following this the Sri Lankan armed forces withdrew from Mullaitivu which ...
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Forts in Sri Lanka date back thousands of years, with many being built by Sri Lankan kings. These include several walled cities. With the outset of colonial rule in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka was occupied by several major colonial empires that from time to time became the dominant power in the Indian Ocean.
Mullaitivu District was carved out of the northern part of Vavuniya District together with parts of the then Jaffna District, Mannar District and Trincomalee District in September 1978. Mullaitivu District was under the control of rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for many years during the civil war.
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The Battle of Mullaitivu was a significant milestone in the civil war, it was the worst military defeat suffered by the Sri Lankan military to that point in its history, in terms of loss of life, equipment and land since it effectively handed over control of the Mullaitivu District by its decision not to reestablish its base in the Mullaitivu town.