Matale rebellion
| Matale rebellion (මාතලේ කැරැල්ල) | |||||||
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| Part of the Kandyan Wars 1796-1818 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kandyan rebels | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gongalegoda Banda | George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Green Howards 19th Regiment of Foot Ceylon Rifle Regiment | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| History of Kandy |
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| Kingdom of Kandy (1469–1815) |
| Colonial Kandy (1815–1948) |
| Kandy (1948–present) |
| See also |
| Sri Lanka portal |
The Matale rebellion, also known as the Rebellion of 1848, took place in Matale city, Ceylon against the British colonial government under Governor George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington. It marked a transition from the classic feudal form of anti-colonial revolt to modern independence struggles. It was fundamentally a peasant revolt.