Episode 4 of 4
Stalemate and Truce
- When
- 1805
- Where
- Kandy
A subsequent British incursion resulted in a stalemate, leading to an uneasy truce by 1805.
The following year, another British incursion resulted in a stalemate. By 1805, an uneasy truce was in place. The appointment of General Thomas Maitland as governor of Ceylon in 1805 is generally accepted as the end of this first phase of open hostilities, though no treaty officially ended the war.
Sources
- Kingdom of Kandy Wikipedia
- Kandyan Wars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
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