Capture of Galle (1640)

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kandy
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kandy
Portuguese Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Diogo_de_Melo_de_Castro
gptkb:Willem_Coster
António van den Heuvel
Philippe Jacobsz
gptkbp:date 13 March 1640
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capture of Galle (1640)
gptkbp:location Galle, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka)
gptkbp:opposedBy Portuguese Empire
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Dutch–Portuguese_War
gptkbp:result Dutch and Kandyan victory
gptkbp:significance Dutch gained control of Galle fort
Marked the decline of Portuguese power in Ceylon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dutch_conquest_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5