Scene from Dutch Fort - Jaffna

Jaffna Fort, Portuguese, Sri Lanka, Rijcklof van Goens, old castle
Collection: 
Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre
Creator: 
India Photograph Collection
Contributor: 
Nagamuthu
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Resource Type: 
Photographs
Language: 
English
Coverage: 
India
Resource Identifier: 
India Photographs
File Type: 
Picture
Rights Holder: 
UKZN - Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre

Jaffna Fort is a fort built by the Portuguese at Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1618 under Phillippe de ... It was captured by the Dutch under Rijcklof van Goens in 1658 who ... it came under siege on several occasions and was the scene of pitched battles.

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Posted by: Thiru
On: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 08:29