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{{War|name=2nd Kandyan War |dates=1815 |image=|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka Sri Lanka]|combatant1=British|combatant2=Sinhalese|result= British victory|medal=
|category=<br>[[:Category:2nd Kandyan War|2nd Kandyan War]] |link1=}}
[[Image:Trichinopoli&Ceylon.jpg|thumb|Trichinopoly & Ceylon]]
== Summary ==
Nobles intriguing against the Kandyan king appealed to the British who invaded, deposed the monarch and caused the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandyan_Convention Kandyan Convention] to be signed. This effectually handed sovereignty to the British Crown.
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/ceylon.htm 1st and 2nd Kandyan War (Ceylon) 1798-1818] The British Empire website<br>
