battle, early modern
Battle of Gannoruwa
Battle of Gannoruwa was a battle fought on 28 March 1638 in what is now Sri Lanka. It was part of Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts, which ran from 1527 to 1658. The recorded result: Kandyan victory.
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Where it sits in Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts
Record
| Date | 28 March 1638 | |
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| Place | Sri Lanka 7.280N, 80.602E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | Nearly 70,000 (according to the Sinhala book Mandaram Puwatha, but that is likely an exaggeration) | 1,000 Portuguese; 5,000 mercenaries |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 4,000 (approximately) |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Mulleriyawa 1559, 82 km SW
- Siege of Kotte 1557, 89 km SW
- Siege of Colombo 1655, 94 km SW
- Action of 2 May 1654 1654, 95 km W
- Siege of Galle 1640, 146 km S
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1638
- Capture of Baghdad (1638) Iraq
- Battle of Rheinfelden Switzerland
- Siege of Fuenterrabía Spain
- Siege of Breisach Germany
- Battle of Getaria Spain
Battle of Gannoruwa is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 19 in present-day Sri Lanka.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871077, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gannoruwa, revision 1383810683, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.