List of wars involving Sri Lanka
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This is a list of wars involving Sri Lanka.
Lanka
British Ceylon
Conflict | Ceylon and allies | Opponents | Results | Governor(s) | Ceylonese losses | |
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Ceylon forces |
Civilians | |||||
Matale Rebellion (1848) |
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Kandyan Opposition | Victory |
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? | ? |
Second Boer War (1899–1902) |
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Victory
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? | ? |
World War I (1914–1918) |
The Allies | Central Powers and Allies | Victory
Treaties of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Trianon:
Russia pulls out in 1917
Creation of League of Nations:
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Reginald Edward Stubbs John Anderson Reginald Edward Stubbs William Manning |
? | ? |
World War II (1931–1945) |
The Allies | Axis Powers | Victory
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Francis Graeme Tyrrell Reginald Edward Stubbs Maxwell MacLagan Wedderburn Andrew Caldecott Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
? | ? |
Sri Lanka
Conflict | Sri Lanka and allies | Opponents | Results | Sri Lankan commanders | Sri Lankan losses | ||
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Head(s) of Government | Defense Minister(s) | SL forces |
Civilians | ||||
1971 JVP Insurrection (1971) |
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Victory
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53 | 1,200 | |
1987–89 JVP Insurrection (1987–1989) |
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Victory |
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? | ? | |
Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) |
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Victory
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Ranasinghe Premadasa † Dingiri Banda Wijetunga Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Ranjan Wijeratne Dingiri Banda Wijetunga Tilak Marapana Mahinda Rajapaksa |
23,327 | 60,000–100,000 |
Peacekeeping
Conflict | Sri Lanka and allies | Country | Results | Sri Lankan commanders | Sri Lankan losses | |
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Head(s) of Government | Defense Minister(s) | |||||
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (1978–Present) |
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Ongoing |
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0 | |
United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (2004–Present) |
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Ongoing |
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United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (2007–2010) |
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Ended |
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References
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