Dutch residents of Ceylon

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1795–1796

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Dutch residents of Ceylon, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Transfer of Ceylon to Great Britain

   1795–1796

   Role: opposed the transfer of rule to the British

   1. 1late 18th century · Dutch-held possessions in Ceylon (affected by metropolitan collapse)Dutch weakness and Napoleonic conquest

      Wars with Britain and French conquest left the Dutch unable to govern their Ceylonese possessions.

   2. 21796 · Dutch-held part of CeylonTransfer of rule to Great Britain

      The Dutch transferred rule of their part of Ceylon to the British in 1796, against local Dutch wishes.

   3. 31796 · British possessions in CeylonCrown colony status and initial limits

      British Ceylon began in 1796 but initially excluded the Kingdom of Kandy, which was a protectorate.

Sources

1. British Ceylon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01