Historedia
Person

General Thomas Maitland

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1803–1805

Every event in Historedia whose sources name General Thomas Maitland, 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. British detachment takes Kandy in the First Kandyan War

    1803–1805

    Role: Governor of Ceylon

    1. 1803 · Kingdom of KandyOrder for Invasion

      Governor North ordered an invasion of Kandyan territory after the court ignored demands for reparations, starting the First Kandyan War.

    2. 1803 · KandyRecapture and Rout

      Kandyans recaptured the city, leaving only one British survivor, but were later routed at Hanwella.

    3. 31 January 1803 · KandyMarch to Kandy

      A British force led by General Hay Macdowall marched to Kandy in January 1803, finding the city deserted.

    4. 1805 · KandyStalemate and Truce

      A subsequent British incursion resulted in a stalemate, leading to an uneasy truce by 1805.

Sources

  1. Kandyan Wars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02