battle, Cold War

Battle of Kokavil

Name: Battle of Kokavil
Location: Kokavil, Sri Lanka

Battle of Kokavil was a battle fought in 1990 at Kokavil, in what is now Sri Lanka. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kokavil. It was part of the Sri Lankan Civil War, which ran from 1983 to 2009. The recorded result: Tamil Tiger victory. Recorded strength: 54 against Unknown.

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Fought1990

WhereKokavil, Sri Lanka9.267N, 80.400E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeTamil Tiger victory

BelligerentsSri LankaagainstLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Casualties and losses48 killed, 18 woundedandUnknown

Part ofSri Lankan Civil War1983 to 2009

Record

Date	1990 (year precision) to 1990
Place	Kokavil, Sri Lanka 9.267N, 80.400E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	54	Unknown
Casualties and losses	48 killed, 18 wounded	Unknown
Commanders	Saliya Aladeniya

Placed at Kokavil; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Nelliady 1987, 63 km N
Air raid on Ceylon 1942, 120 km SE
Battle of Trincomalee 1782, 122 km SE
Capture of Trincomalee 1782, 122 km SE
Battle of Providien 1782, 166 km SE

Elsewhere in 1990

Black January Azerbaijan
Siege of Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Kuwait
Battle of Dasman Palace Kuwait
Battle of the Bridges Kuwait

Battle of Kokavil is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 19 in present-day Sri Lanka.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871469, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kokavil, revision 1370445768, 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.