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There was some opposition to the war in Ceylon, particularly among the workers and the nationalists (such as the Ceylon National Congress), encouraged by the Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party (or "Samasamajists"), which supported the independence movement and led the anti-war movement, made it clear that it did not side with either the Axis ...
This is a timeline of Sri Lankan history, comprising important & territorial changes and political & economic events in Sri Lanka and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History 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 Lanka was a front-line British base against the Japanese during World War II. Sri Lankan opposition to the war was led by the Marxist organizations, and the leaders of the LSSP pro-independence group were arrested by the Colonial authorities. On 5 April 1942, the Indian Ocean raid saw the Japanese Navy bomb Colombo.
The Cocos Islands mutiny was a failed mutiny by Sri Lankan soldiers against British officers, on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on 8 May 1942, during the Second World War.. The mutineers attempted to seize control of the islands and disable the British garrison.
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The table below lists all major battles of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The information included in the table has been pieced together from the individual battle articles. The information included in the table has been pieced together from the individual battle articles.
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