Campaign of Danture (1594 AD)

Campaign of Danture (Lascarins (local soldiers on the Portuguese side) vs Side B) took place in 1594 AD during the Sinhalese–Portuguese War.

Battle facts

Year: 1594 AD
Date: 1594-07-05
Era: Early Modern
Conflict: the Sinhalese–Portuguese War
Side A: Lascarins (local soldiers on the Portuguese side)
Commanders (A): Pedro Lopes de Sousa, Francisco da Silva, D. Gastão Coutinho, Francisco de Brito, Jayavira Bandara Mudali
Commanders (B): Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy, Ekanayaka Mudali
Casualties: approx. A handful of Portuguese and Lascarins escaped back to Colombo; 93 Portuguese were captured; the majority of the Lascarins deserted; the rest of the army was killed5,000 Sinhalese Soldiers
Outcome: Kandyan victory
Coordinates: 7.282°, 80.541°