2nd Kandyan War

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2nd Kandyan War
1815
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location: Sri Lanka
Combatants:
British Sinhalese
Result: British victory
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Category:
2nd Kandyan War
Trichinopoly & Ceylon

Summary

Nobles intriguing against the Kandyan king appealed to the British who invaded, deposed the monarch and caused the Kandyan Convention to be signed. This effectually handed sovereignty to the British Crown.

External Links

1st and 2nd Kandyan War (Ceylon) 1798-1818 The British Empire website
2nd Kandian War 1815 Wikipedia