British Expedition to Ceylon

Battle of Ceylon

Date	February 1803 - 1804
Location	Sri Lanka
Result	British victory

Belligerents

Sri Lanka

United Kingdom

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

In 1803 British forces attacked inland on Ceylon, taking Kandy in February 1803 but then losing it to counterattacking Sinhalese forces in June 1803. In 1804 British forces on Ceylon again took Kandy but were forced to evacuate the city later same year.

Major armed conflicts involving the Armed Forces of Sri Lanka

Internal	1971 JVP Insurrection 1987–89 JVP Insurrection Sri Lankan Civil War

International	Battle of Vijithapura Ming–Kotte War Kotte conquest of the Jaffna Kingdom Sinhalese–Portuguese War Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom Dutch–Portuguese War British Expedition to Ceylon Kandyan Wars (Great Rebellion of 1817–18) Matale Rebellion Second Boer War World War I World War II

Peacekeeping	United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

Related articles	Military history Ceylon in World War II

European presence in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Overview

Bibliography Timeline Crisis of the Sixteenth Century History of British Ceylon Burgher people

Portuguese territory in Ceylon topics

History

Sinhalese–Portuguese War
Luso–Kandyan Treaty
Dutch–Portuguese War
Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom

Administration

Economy

Maral
Tombo
Cinnamon

Society

Culture	Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila

Related peoples	Kaffirs Mestiços Portuguese

Languages	Kaffirs' Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words of Portuguese origin

Religion	Roman Catholicism

Other

Dutch territory in Ceylon topics

History

Administration

Dutch governors

Economy

Society

Culture	Architecture Dutch buildings Place names Dutch Music

Related peoples	Dutch Malays

Languages	Sri Lankan Creole Malay Sinhala words of Dutch origin

Religion	Protestantism Christian Reformed Church in Sri Lanka Lanka Reformed Church

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History

Politics &
government

Law	Colebrooke–Cameron Commission Donoughmore Commission Donoughmore Constitution Soulbury Commission Soulbury Constitution

Legislature	Legislative Council of Ceylon State Council of Ceylon

Judiciary	Supreme Court Chief Justice

Executive	Executive Council of Ceylon List Gov CS AG AuG Tres GOCC British governor-generals Ceylon Civil Service

Military	Ceylon Defence Force Commanders Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon South East Asia Command

Economy

Society

Culture	Architecture British buildings Place names British Scottish Music Social class

Related peoples	British Indian Moors Indian Tamils Malays

Languages	Sri Lankan English Sri Lankan Creole Malay Sinhala words of English origin

Religion	Protestantism Church of Ceylon Bishop of Colombo Methodist Church in Sri Lanka American Ceylon Mission Batticotta Seminary Wesleyan Methodist Mission, North Ceylon Lanka Lutheran Church The Pentecostal Mission Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sri Lanka Bible translations into Sinhala

Other

British Expedition to Ceylon

See also