‘A Modest Arsenal: Gunpowder Weapons in Sri Lanka 1500 – 1820’ by Channa Wickremesekera published by TAP publishers in Colombo. This is the first in-depth look at the history of gunpowder weapons in Sri Lanka and fills void in the historiography of the region. The book can be purchased online from https://slbooks.lk/
Written by Marco Ramerini. English text revision by Dietrich Köster. Continued from: The consolidation of the Dutch presence 8.0 THE FIRST BRITISH OCCUPATION AND THE DEFINITIVE DUTCH SURRENDER In December 1780 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland declared war to The Netherlands. The news reached Ceylon in June 1781 and some preparations were […]