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rdfs:label
  • Campaign of Danture
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prov:wasDerivedFrom
skos:prefLabel
  • Campaign of Danture
skos:altLabel
  • 1594
  • Battle of Danture
  • battle of Danture
  • campaign of Danture
clgo:causalties
  • 93 Portuguese were captured;
  • the majority of the Lascarins deserted;
  • the rest of the army was killed
  • A handful of Portuguese and Lascarins escaped back to Colombo;
clgo:combatant
  • Portugal
  • *Lascarins(local soldiers on the Portuguese side)
clgo:commander
clgo:date
  • 1594-07-05
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clgo:place
clgo:result
  • Decisive Kandyan victory
clgo:strength
  • 10,000 men
  • * ~1,000 Portuguese (estimates range from 800 to 1,474)
  • * 15,400Lascarins
  • * 368 Portuguese
  • * 47 elephants
  • * a few Lascarins
  • * an unknown number ofBadagamercenaries andcoolies
  • 10,000–20,000 men (estimates range up to 40,000)
  • By 8 October 1594
  • On 5 July 1594
  • Total 20,000