Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Dutch Ceylon existed from 1640 until 1796. In the early 17th century, Sri Lanka was partly ruled by the Portuguese and partly by Sri Lankan (primarily of Sinhalese origin) kingdoms, who were constantly battling the Portuguese. Although the Portuguese were not winning the war, their rule was oppressive to the people of those areas controlled by ...
In 1793, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic went to war with the French Republic, joining the ongoing French Revolutionary Wars.Despite resistance from the Dutch Army and a British expeditionary force, the Dutch Republic was overrun by the French in the winter of 1794–1795, the French reforming the country into the Batavian Republic, a client state of the French regime. [1]
The following is a list of governors of Dutch Ceylon. The Dutch arrived on the island of Ceylon on 2 May 1639. Parts of the island were incorporated as a colony administered by the Dutch East India Company on 12 May 1656. The first governor, Willem Jacobszoon Coster, was appointed on 13 March 1640.
Diaries of governors and commanders – Many of the Dutch governors of Ceylon have left behind their memoirs, and some have even spent much time meticulously preparing handing over notes for their successors. Many of these notes, journals and diaries give great insight into the traditions and social structures prevalent at the time.
CHAPTER 3 Ceylon as known to the Chinese; CHAPTER 4 Ceylon as known to the Moors, Genoese and Venetians; Volume 2. PART VI MODERN HISTORY. CHAPTER 1 The Portuguese in Ceylon; CHAPTER 2 The Dutch in Ceylon; CHAPTER 3 The English period; Plate from "Ceylon" The Coffee Regions. Badulla. PART VII SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PROVINCES CHAPTER 1 Point de Galle
After the battle, Rijckloff van Goens marched towards Jaffna and took the city after a siege.This marked the end of Portuguese influence in Ceylon, [1] [2] and would then result in the Dutch and the Kingdom of Kandy splitting the territory of the former Portuguese Ceylon.
The Dutch put up a pro-forma resistance using their own troops, and then surrendered Columbo to the British on 15 February 1796. [1] Note 1 ] The regiment formally entered British service, with the understanding that the British would enroll them at the same rate as regular British soldiers and give them the back pay owed by the VOC.
Frederick Henry de Vos (14 September 1857 – 23 July 1920) was a Ceylonese legal practitioner, genealogist and historian. He was fluent in Dutch, English, French and Flemish and published a number of papers relating to the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie) involvement in Ceylon.