Uva Rebellion

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

Also known as the 3rd Kandyan War

Trichinopoly & Ceylon

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

Historical books on-line

"Ceylon, a general description of the island and its inhabitants; with an historical sketch of the conquest of the colony by the English" by Henry Marshall 1846 - English Period 1817 Google Books