Batticaloa Fort

The Batticaloa Fort (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்புக் கோட்டை, romanized: Maṭṭakkaḷappuk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: මඩකලපුව බලකොටුව, romanized: Madakalapuwa Balakotuwa) was built by the Portuguese in 1628 and was captured by the Dutch on 18 May 1638. From 1795, the fort was used by the British. The fort has a structure of four bastions and is protected by the Batticaloa Lagoon on two sides and a canal on the other two sides. The fort is still in reasonable condition and currently houses several local administrative departments of the Sri Lanka government in new buildings, which are located within the old structure.

== Timeline == Timeline of Batticaloa fort in colonial time.

1622 – Construction begun by Portuguese 1628 – Construction completed 1638 – Dutch captured 1639 – Fort destroyed by Dutch 1665 – Reconstruction started 1682 – Renovation 1707 – Front bastion and complex completed 1766 – Ceded to Kandyan kingdom 1796 – Captured by British

== See also == Forts of Sri Lanka Batticaloa Gate

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References

Nelson, W. A.; de Silva, R. K. (2004). The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka – The Military Monuments of Ceylon. Sri Lanka Netherlands Association.

External links

Web site of the World Monuments Fund.