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List of wars involving Sri Lanka
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.This is a list of wars involving the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and its predecessor states.
- Legend
- Victory
- Defeat
- Other result
- Ongoing
Anuradhapura Kingdom
| Conflict | Sri Lanka and allies | Opponents | Results | Sri Lankan commanders | Sri Lankan losses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | General | SL forces |
Civilians | ||||
| Battle of Vijithapura (162/161 BCE) |
 Anuradhapura Kingdom |
 Chola dynasty |
Victory
|
Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Anuradhapura invasion of Chola (120) |
Victory | Unknown | Unknown | ||||
| Anuradhapura invasion of Pandya (862) |
Anuradhapura Kingdom |
 Pandya dynasty |
Victory | General Kuttaka |
Unknown | Unknown | |
| Anuradhapura invasion of Pandya (917) |
Anuradhapura Kingdom |
Chola dynasty |
Defeat[1] | Unknown | Unknown | ||
(946) |
Anuradhapura Kingdom |
Pandya dynasty |
General Viduragga |
Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Chola invasion of Anuradhapura kingdom | Anuradhapura Kingdom |
Chola dynasty |
Victory
|
General Sena |
Unknown | Unknown | |
| Invasion of Anuradhapura by Rashtrakuta empire | Anuradhapura Kingdom |
Rashtrakuta dynasty | Victory
|
General Sena |
Unknown | Unknown | |
| Chola conquest of Anuradhapura (992–1017) |
Defeat
|
Unknown | Unknown | ||||
Polonnaruwa Kingdom
| Conflict | Sri Lanka and allies | Opponents | Results | Sri Lankan commanders | Sri Lankan losses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | General | SL forces |
Civilians | ||||
| Polonnaruwa–Pagan War (1165–1181) |
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa Angkorian Empire |
Pagan KingdomChola dynasty (in Pegu) |
Victory | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Pandyan Civil War (1169–1177) |
Defeat
|
Unknown | Unknown | ||||
| 1173 Polonnaruwa invasion of Chola (1173) |
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa | Pandya dynastyChola dynasty |
Defeat[5] | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Transitional period
| Conflict | Sri Lanka and allies | Opponents | Results | Sri Lankan commanders | Sri Lankan losses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | General | SL forces |
Civilians | ||||
| Ming–Kotte War (1410 or 1411) |
 Kingdom of Kotte |
Ming China Parakramabahu VI |
Ming victory
|
Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Kotte conquest of the Jaffna kingdom (1449–1454) |
Kingdom of Kotte |
|
Kotte victory
|
Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Kotte invasion of Vijayanagar (1456) |
Kingdom of Kotte |
 Vijayanagar Empire |
Victory | Various |
Various |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Sinhalese–Portuguese War (1518–1658) |
|
|
Victory
|
Various |
Various |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom (1560–1619) |
|
Portuguese victory
|
Unknown | Unknown | |||
| First Kandyan–Dutch War (1670–1675[a]) |
Dutch victory
|
Unknown | Unknown | ||||
| Second Kandyan–Dutch War (1764–1766) |
Dutch victory[7]
|
Unknown | Unknown | ||||
| Vanniyar Rebellion (1782) |
 Vanni chieftaincies Kingdom of Kandy |
 Dutch Republic |
Victory
|
Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Kandyan Wars (1796–1818) |
|
British victory
|
Unknown |
Unknown | |||
British Ceylon
| Conflict | British Ceylon and allies | Opponents | Results | Governor(s) | British Ceylon losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Ceylon forces |
Civilians | |||||
| Matale Rebellion (1848) |
|
British victory | ||||
| Second Boer War (1899–1902) |
|
British victory
|
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| World War I (1914–1918) |
Allied Powers:
|
Central Powers:
|
Allied victory (see Aftermath of World War I) | |||
| World War II (1939–1945[e]) |
Allied Powers: | Axis powers: | Allied victory | |||
| Easter Sunday Raid (1942) |
 United Kingdom
|
Japanese victory | ||||
| Cocos Islands mutiny (1942) |
Ceylonese mutineers | British victory | ||||
Independent Sri Lanka (1948–present)
| Conflict | Ceylon and allies | Opponents | Results | Ceylon commanders | Ceylon losses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head(s) of Government | Defence Minister(s) | Ceylonese forces |
Civilians | ||||
| 1971 JVP insurrection (1971) |
Military intervention: |
Diplomatic support: |
Ceylonese government victory
|
53 | 1,200 | ||
| Sri Lankan civil war (1983–2009[17][18]) |
|
Sri Lankan government victory
|
28,708 | 60,000–100,000 | |||
| 1987–1989 JVP insurrection (1987–1989) |
|
Sri Lankan government victory
|
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| Operation Prosperity Guardian (2023–present) |
Supported by: |
Ongoing
|
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Sri Lankan peacekeeping
| Conflict | Sri Lanka and allies | Country | Results | Sri Lankan commanders | Sri Lankan losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head(s) of Government | Defense Minister(s) | |||||
| United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (1978–present) |
 Sri Lanka |
 Lebanon |
Ongoing | Various |
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| United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (2004–present) |
Sri Lanka |
 Haiti |
Ongoing | Various |
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| United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (2007–2010) |
Sri Lanka |
 Central African Republic Chad |
Ended | |||
| United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (2013–present) |
Sri Lanka |
 Mali |
Ongoing | Various |
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Footnotes
- U can also say it started in 1665 because that what the Dutch started invading but 1670 is when it was officially war and the first major offensive by the Kandyans took place.
- Before Federation in 1901, Australian involvement in the war consisted of forces from the following separate colonies:
- Larger numbers of volunteers came from the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden-Norway. Smaller forces came from Ireland, Italy, Congress Poland, France, Australia, Belgium, Russia, the United States, Denmark, Austria-Hungary, and Greece.
- The Russian Empire during 1914–1917, the Russian Republic during 1917. The Bolsheviks signed an armistice followed by a separate peace shortly after their armed seizure of power.
- While various other dates have been proposed as the date on which World War II began or ended, this is the period most frequently cited.
