Group Ceylon, British State Defunct 1796 CE – 1815 CE Capital Colombo Western Sri Lanka Member Cities Badulla Uva Sri Lanka Location Kandy Central Sri Lanka Location London Middlesex United Kingdom Location Seringapatam Karnataka India Location Waenhuiskrans Western Cape South Africa Location People Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Charles Leclerc George III of Great Britain Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson +6 more Groups Sinhalese people Dutch people Malta Portuguese people French people (Latins) +39 more Topics Hinduism Buddhism Theravada Buddhists Colonization of Asia, Dutch Colonization of Asia, English +12 more Subjects Technology Watercraft Catastrophe Religion Law +5 more Commodities Weapons Domestic animals Grains and produce Spices Locations Kandy Central Sri Lanka London Middlesex United Kingdom Seringapatam Karnataka India Waenhuiskrans Western Cape South Africa Badulla Uva Sri Lanka ← Pavia, (French-ruled) Commune of Volhynian Governorate → Cite this entry Moran, J. (n.d.). Ceylon, British. History Atlas. Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/groups/ceylon-british/ Related events Loading related events…
