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| | The Dutch Wars with Kandy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | Despite underlying hostility between Kandy and the Dutch, open warfare between them occurred in 1762 and 1763 when Chilaw and Puttalam fell and was regained. |
 | | The 1765 campaign opened on the 4th of January with one force of over 1400 men from Chilaw, Puttalam and Colombo moving from Puttalam, another force of 3000 men with Governor Van Eck (appointed 29-5-61), and many hundreds more. |
 | | Since most of the columns advanced from Negambo, Chilaw and Puttalam, the Lowe, De Rowel, Tamel and Tissera families have been involved in the campaigns. |
| www.defonseka.com /ref_dutch_wars.htm (2005 words) |
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