The Battle of Mulleriyawa ( මුල්ලේරියාවේ සටන Mulleriyawa Satana in 1559) was a battle part of the Sinhalese–Portuguese War. It was one of the most decisive battles in Sri Lankan history and considered as the worst defeat of Portuguese during that period. According to local chronicles the marshlands of Mulleriyawa turned red with blood after the annihilation of the Portuguese. With this victory Sitawaka emerged as a military power which able to challenge the Portuguese expansion.
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| - The Battle of Mulleriyawa ( මුල්ලේරියාවේ සටන Mulleriyawa Satana in 1559) was a battle part of the Sinhalese–Portuguese War. It was one of the most decisive battles in Sri Lankan history and considered as the worst defeat of Portuguese during that period. According to local chronicles the marshlands of Mulleriyawa turned red with blood after the annihilation of the Portuguese. With this victory Sitawaka emerged as a military power which able to challenge the Portuguese expansion.
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Strength
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- Exact figures not known
- Small number of cavalry
- Unknown number of militia
- Unknown number of war elephants
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Commander
| - Captain major Jorge de Menezes
- Mayadunne of Sitawaka
- Wickramasinghe Mudali
- battle commanded by: Tikiri Bandara
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Casualties
| - 1600(xsd:integer)
- Portuguese army either killed or captured
- exact figures not known
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Result
| - Decisive Sitawaka victory
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combatant
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- 25(xsd:integer)
- border|22px Portuguese Empire
*border|22px Lascarins
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Place
| - Mulleriyawa, Outside Colombo on the southern bank of the Kelani River
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| - The Battle of Mulleriyawa ( මුල්ලේරියාවේ සටන Mulleriyawa Satana in 1559) was a battle part of the Sinhalese–Portuguese War. It was one of the most decisive battles in Sri Lankan history and considered as the worst defeat of Portuguese during that period. According to local chronicles the marshlands of Mulleriyawa turned red with blood after the annihilation of the Portuguese. With this victory Sitawaka emerged as a military power which able to challenge the Portuguese expansion.
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