Uva Rebellion

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Uva Rebellion
1817-18
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location: Uva, Sri Lanka
Combatants:
East India Company Sinhalese
Result: British victory
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Category:
3rd Kandyan War 1817-18
Trichinopoly & Ceylon

Also known as the 3rd Kandyan War

Summary

The Sinhalese soon realised that the Kandyan Convention had replaced one disliked ruler with another. Rebellion broke out in the province of Uva. It was brutally repressed by the British.

External Links

Kandian Wars Wikipedia
Uva Rebellion Wikipedia
Uva Rebellion Google Books