Episode 2 of 2
Capture of Batticaloa
- When
- May 18, 1638
- Where
- Batticaloa, Ceylon
- Part of
- Dutch Settlement in Ceylon
Dutch forces, allied with Sinhalese troops, conquered the Portuguese fort at Batticaloa in Ceylon.
Following the naval victory, Dutch Admiral Adam Westerwolt attacked the Portuguese fort at Batticaloa with a fleet of five ships and 800 men. In coalition with strong Singhalese forces, the Dutch successfully conquered the fort on May 18, 1638.
Sources
- Dutch Ceylon Wikipedia
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.