List of wars involving Sri Lanka

This is a list of wars involving Sri Lanka and its predecessor states.

Major conflicts

Legend
  Victory
  Defeat
  Other result
  Ongoing

Civil wars and internal conflicts

Legend
  Victory
  Defeat
  Other result
  Ongoing

Minor conflicts

Legend
  Victory
  Defeat
  Other result
  Ongoing

Military operations

Peacekeeping

Footnotes

  1. ↑ It can be argued that the wars started in 1665 because that what the Dutch started invading but 1670 is when it was officially war and the first major offensive by the Kandyans took place.
  2. ↑ Before Federation in 1901, Australian involvement in the war consisted of forces from the following separate colonies:
  3. ↑ Larger numbers of volunteers came from the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden-Norway. Smaller forces came from Ireland, Italy, Congress Poland, France, Australia, Belgium, Russia, the United States, Denmark, Austria-Hungary, and Greece.
  4. ↑ The Russian Empire during 1914–1917, the Russian Republic during 1917. The Bolsheviks signed an armistice followed by a separate peace shortly after their armed seizure of power.
  5. ↑ While various other dates have been proposed as the date on which World War II began or ended, this is the period most frequently cited.

References

Citations

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  2. ↑ Nilakanda Sastry, The Colas,1955, pg.122
  3. ↑ Spencer 1976, p. 411
  4. ↑ The Jungle Tide:“Collapse” in Early Mediaeval Sri Lanka STRICKLAND, KEIR, MAGALIE (2011) The Jungle Tide: “Collapse” in Early Mediaeval Sri Lanka. Doctoral thesis, Durham University. P.331 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/893/
  5. ↑ Sastri 2000, p. 199-200.
  6. ↑ Nilakanda Sastry, The Colas,1955 p.368
  7. ↑ Intirapālā, Kārttikēcu (1971). The collapse of the Rajarata civilization in Ceylon and the drift to the south-west: a symposium. Ceylon Studies Seminar, University of Ceylon. p. 96.
  8. ↑ (India), Andhra Pradesh (2000). Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: Prakasam. Director of Print. and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press; [copies can be from: Government Publication Bureau, Andhra Pradesh].
  9. ↑ Connolly, Peter; Gillingham, John; Lazenby, John (2016-05-13). The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare. Routledge. p. 100. ISBN 9781135936747.
  10. ↑ Kunarasa, p.66
  11. ↑ Patmanātan̲, Ci (1978). The Kingdom of Jaffna. Arul M. Rajendran.
  12. ↑ KA Nilakanta Sastri, p197
  13. ↑ Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta (1958). History of South India.
  14. ↑ Emmer, Pieter C; Gommans, Jos J.L (2020). The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600-1800 (Hardcover ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 294. ISBN 9781108428378.
  15. ↑ Grattan, Robert (2009). "The Entente in World War I: a case study in strategy formulation in an alliance". Journal of Management History. 15 (2): 147–158. doi:10.1108/17511340910943796.
  16. ↑ Haydon, A.P. (1964). "South Australia's first war". Australian Historical Studies. 11 (42).
  17. ↑ Weerasooriya 2026.
  18. ↑ Rindom, Jan (1995). OSTINDISK KOMPAGNI 1616-50 (PDF) (in Danish). DET KONGELIGE BIBLIOTEK. p. 24.
  19. ↑ "The story of a North Korea-backed rebellion in Sri Lanka – North Korea News". NKNews. 2017.
  20. ↑ Farrel, Tom (12 March 2014). "North Korea's role in Sri Lanka's bloody insurgencies". NKNews.
  21. ↑ Commission on the Organization of the Government. USA. 1975.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  22. ↑ Iqbal 1972, p. 9.
  23. ↑ History of the JVP, 1965–1994 (1st ed.). Niyamuwa Publications. November 2014. ISBN 978-955-8696-39-2. .
  24. ↑ Sri Lanka the years of Terror. p. 59
  25. ↑ Gunaratna 1990, p. 8.
  26. ↑ "LTTE defeated; Sri Lanka liberated from terror". Ministry of Defence. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  27. ↑ "Sri Lankan president declares war 'victory'". CNN. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  28. ↑ Recolonisation: Foreign Funded NGOs in Sri Lanka. p. 233
  29. ↑ "Statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Ensuring Freedom of Navigation in the Red Sea". U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  30. ↑ "NZ to deploy six NZDF staff to Red Sea, PM announces". 1 News. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  31. ↑ Mallawarachi, Bharatha (9 January 2024). "Sri Lanka to join US-led naval operations against Houthi rebels in Red Sea". ABC News. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  32. ↑ "Red Sea crisis: Navy OPV heads home after maiden patrol". The Morning. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  33. ↑ "SLNS Gajabahu returns from Red Sea". Ceylon Today. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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