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°
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