Mullaitivu fort

Mullaitivu fort
Mullaitivu fort
Part of Mullaitivu
Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka
	Remains of Mullaitivu Fort
	location of Mullaitivu
Coordinates	9°16′59″N 80°48′00″E / 9.283°N 80.8°E
Type	Defense fort
Site information
Open to; the public	yes
Site history
Built	1715
Built by	Dutch
Battles/wars	Several

Mullaitivu fort (Tamil: முல்லைத்தீவுக் கோட்டை, romanized: Mullaittīvuk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: මූලදූව බලකොටුව Mūladūwa Balakotuwa) was built by the Dutch in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. The original fort, a small wooden structure with palisades and earth, was erected in 1715. In 1721 the Dutch constructed a quadrangular fort on the site. The fort was initially erected to control the unauthorised commerce between the Chetties and the Kingdom of Kandy, it subsequently formed part of a strategic defence of Dutch territory against the Vannimai.

The fort was rebuilt by British during their occupation of the country in 1795.^[1] On 25 August 1803 the fort was captured and destroyed by forces led by Pandara Vanniyan.^[2]^[3] The commander of the fort, Captain von Driberg, and his troops garrisoned at the fort managed to escape by boats to Jaffna.^[4] Pandara Vanniyan and his forces were subsequently defeated by Captain von Driberg and the British troops at Kachchilamadu on 31 October 1803.Now it is located into Mullaitivu Kacheri. ^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Dutch fort at Mullaitivu". AmazingLanka.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^ Somasundaram, Daya (2014). Scarred Communities: Psychosocial Impact of Man-made and Natural Disasters on Sri Lankan Society. New Delhi: SAGE. p. 52. ISBN 9788132111689. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Pandara Vanniyan memorial place destroyed in Katchilaimadu". 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "The Kandy war and the reprisals". Sunday Times. 31 August 1997. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

[1] "Dutch fort at Mullaitivu". AmazingLanka.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[2] Somasundaram, Daya (2014). Scarred Communities: Psychosocial Impact of Man-made and Natural Disasters on Sri Lankan Society. New Delhi: SAGE. p. 52. ISBN 9788132111689. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

[LSN-3] "Pandara Vanniyan memorial place destroyed in Katchilaimadu". 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

[ST-4] "The Kandy war and the reprisals". Sunday Times. 31 August 1997. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

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