The Matale rebellion, also known as the Rebellion of 1848, took place in Matale city, Ceylon against the British colonial government under Governor George...
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needed] Matale was the site of a major battle in 1848 when the Matale Rebellion started and the British garrison in the Fort MacDowall in Matale was placed...
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Hannasgedara Mohottala, Matale Haloluwe Kuda Sattambi, Harispattuwa Higgahalande Vidane, Uva Participants (32) of the Great Rebellion of 1817–18 who were...
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Puran Appu (section Role in the Matale Rebellion)
Arachchi in Kandy. Despite being an instrumental leader in leading the Matale Rebellion in 1848, the subsequent brutal suppression of the uprising by the British...
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Gongalegoda Banda (section 1848 Rebellion)
Peliyagoda David) (13 March 1809 – 1 December 1849 ) was the leader of the Matale rebellion in 1848, pretender to the throne of Kandy and a national hero of Sri...
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National Hero of Sri Lanka (section Matale rebellion)
award focuses on those who led the Uva Wellassa Great Rebellion (1817–1818), the Matale rebellion (1848) and, the Sri Lankan independence movement. From...
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Kandyan period (section Great Rebellion of 1817–18)
ended up joining the rebellion as its leader and is celebrated for his actions even today in Sri Lanka. The rebels captured Matale and Kandy before Keppetipola...
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In 1848 led by Gongalegoda Banda and Puran Appu saw the rebellion known as the Matale Rebellion. Prior to that the city and the country had been under...
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Armed uprisings against the British took place in 1818 Uva Rebellion and 1848 Matale Rebellion. Independence was finally granted in 1948 but the country...
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