List of wars involving Sri Lanka
This is a list of wars involving the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and it's predecessor states.
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Early Sri Lanka
Conflict | Sri Lanka and allies | Opponents | Results | Sri Lankan commanders | Sri Lankan losses | ||
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King | General | SL forces |
Civilians | ||||
Anuradhapura Kingdom | |||||||
Battle of Vijithapura (162 or 161 BC) |
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Ellalan | Victory | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Anuradhapurian invasion of Chola (120) |
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Unknown | Unknown | |||
Anuradhapura invasion of Pandya (853) |
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Sena II |
Unknown | Unknown | |||
Anuradhapura invasion of Pandya (917) |
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Pandyan Dynasty | Unknown | Unknown | |||
(946) |
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||
Chola rule in Sri Lanka (993) |
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Defeat | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Polonnaruwa Kingdom | |||||||
Polonnaruwa–Pagan War (1164–1165) |
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Pagan Kingdom | Victory | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Chola invasion of Pandya (1167–1183) |
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Chola dynasty | Victory | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Kingdom of Kotte | |||||||
Ming–Kotte War (1410 or 1411) |
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Ming Dynasty | Defeat | ||||
Kingdom of Sitawaka | |||||||
Sinhalese–Portuguese War (1538-1640) |
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Victory | ? | ? | ||
Jaffna Kingdom | |||||||
Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom (1619) |
Jaffna Kingdom![]() Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak kingdom |
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Defeat
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Unknown | Unknown | ||
Chiefdom of Vanni (Vanni Bandara) | |||||||
Vanniyar Rebellion (1782) |
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Victory
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Unknown | Unknown | ||
British Expedition to Ceylon (1803) |
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Defeat
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Unknown | Unknown | ||
Kingdom of Kandy | |||||||
Dutch–Portuguese War (1602–1663) |
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Treaty of Hague
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Rajasinghe II |
? | ? | ? |
British Expedition to Ceylon (1803-1804) |
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Victory | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kandyan Wars (1796–1818) |
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Defeat
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? | ? | ? |
British Ceylon
Conflict | British Ceylon and allies | Opponents | Results | Governor(s) | British Ceylon losses | |
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British Ceylon forces |
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Matale Rebellion (1848) |
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Kandyan Opposition | Victory | ? | ? | |
Second Boer War (1899–1902) |
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Victory
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World War I (1914–1918) |
The Allies | Central Powers and Allies | Victory
Treaties of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Trianon:
Russia pulls out in 1917
Creation of League of Nations:
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Reginald Edward Stubbs John Anderson Reginald Edward Stubbs William Manning |
? | ? |
World War II (1931–1945) |
The Allies | Axis Powers | Victory
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Francis Graeme Tyrrell Reginald Edward Stubbs Maxwell MacLagan Wedderburn Andrew Caldecott Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
? | ? |
Dominion of Ceylon
Conflict | Ceylon and allies | Opponents | Results | Ceylon commanders | Ceylon losses | ||
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Head(s) of Government | Defence Minister(s) | Ceylonese forces |
Civilians | ||||
1971 JVP Insurrection (1971) |
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Victory
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53 | 1,200 |
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Conflict | Sri Lanka and allies | Opponents | Results | Sri Lankan commanders | Sri Lankan losses | ||
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Head(s) of Government | Defense Minister(s) | SL forces |
Civilians | ||||
1987–1989 JVP insurrection (1987-1989) |
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Victory
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Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) |
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Victory
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Ranasinghe Premadasa † Dingiri Banda Wijetunga Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Ranjan Wijeratne Dingiri Banda Wijetunga Tilak Marapana Mahinda Rajapaksa |
23,327 | 60,000–100,000 |
Sri Lankan Peacekeeping
Conflict | Sri Lanka and allies | Country | Results | Sri Lankan commanders | Sri Lankan losses | |
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Head(s) of Government | Defense Minister(s) | |||||
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (1978–Present) |
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Ongoing | 0 | ||
United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (2004–Present) |
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Ongoing | ? | ||
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (2007–2010) |
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Ended | ? | ||
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (2013–Present) |
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Ongoing | 3[1][2] |
References
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