A joint Kandyan-Dutch campaign begins to make…

May 1639 CE

A joint Kandyan-Dutch campaign begins to make inroads into Portugal's lowland territories after the Dutch on May 18, 1639 seize Batticaloa from the Portuguese.

The alliance is, however, deeply unpopular with the inhabitants of Kandy.

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Batticaloa North Eastern Sri Lanka View →

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Kandy, Sinhalese Kingdom of View → India, Portuguese State of View → Portugal, Habsburg (Philippine) Kingdom of View → Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic) View → India, Dutch View →

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Colonization of Asia, Portuguese View → Colonization of Asia, Dutch View → Portuguese Ceylon View → Dutch-Portuguese War View →

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Weapons View → Spices View →

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Commerce View → Products View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View → Finance View →

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