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The Siege of the Portuguese fort Santa Cruz de Gale at Galle in 1640, took place during the Dutch–Portuguese and Sinhalese–Portuguese Wars. The Galle fort commanded 282 villages, which contained most fertile cinnamon lands in southern Sri Lanka It was also an important strategic coastal defense of Portuguese Ceylon. The Dutch, who were in an alliance with the Kingdom of Kandy, landed an expeditionary force under Commodore Willem Jacobszoon Coster of Akersloot, at the Bay of Galle, on 8 March 1640. After bombarding the fort for four consecutive days, Dutch troops stormed the fort and secured a victory on 13 March 1640. The Portuguese garrison, led by Captain Lourenço Ferreira de Brito, mounted a stiff resistance and unexpectedly high casualty rates among Dutch troops gave rise to the prover

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  • The Siege of the Portuguese fort Santa Cruz de Gale at Galle in 1640, took place during the Dutch–Portuguese and Sinhalese–Portuguese Wars. The Galle fort commanded 282 villages, which contained most fertile cinnamon lands in southern Sri Lanka It was also an important strategic coastal defense of Portuguese Ceylon. The Dutch, who were in an alliance with the Kingdom of Kandy, landed an expeditionary force under Commodore Willem Jacobszoon Coster of Akersloot, at the Bay of Galle, on 8 March 1640. After bombarding the fort for four consecutive days, Dutch troops stormed the fort and secured a victory on 13 March 1640. The Portuguese garrison, led by Captain Lourenço Ferreira de Brito, mounted a stiff resistance and unexpectedly high casualty rates among Dutch troops gave rise to the proverb “Gold in Malacca, lead in Galle”. With this victory the Dutch gained access to a large port which they later used as a convenient naval base to attack Goa and other South Indian Portuguese defenses. They also gained access to the Sri Lankan cinnamon trade and gained a permanent foothold on the island. (en)
  • L'assedio di Galle del 1640, o assedio del forte di Santa Cruz di Galle, fu un assedio combattuto presso la città di Galle (attuale Sri Lanka) nel 1640, nell'ambito della guerra olandese-portoghese e della . Il , comandato da 282 locali, conteneva al proprio interno le terre più fertili per la coltivazione della cannella di tutta l'area dello Sri Lanka meridionale Esso era anche un punto strategico per il controllo del . Gli olandesi, alleati con il regno di Kandy, sbarcarono con un corpo di spedizione straordinario comandato dal commodoro ad Akersloot, nella baia di Galle, l'8 marzo 1640. Dopo aver bombardato il forte per quattro giorni consecutivi, le truppe olandesi lo assaltarono e si assicurarono la vittoria il 13 marzo 1640. La guarnigione portoghese, guidata dal capitano Lourenço Ferreira de Brito, oppose una strenua resistenza e le perdite straordinariamente alte tra gli olandesi diedero ragione della nascita del proverbio "Oro a Malacca, piombo a Galle". Con questa vittoria gli olandesi ottennero accesso al grande porto di Galle che utilizzarono poi come base militare per attaccare Goa ed altri porti portoghesi nell'India meridionale. Gli olandesi ebbero inoltre accesso alle riserve di cannella cingalese che sfruttarono a loro vantaggio. (it)
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  • 450 European troops were killed (estimates range up to 1350),
  • A large number were wounded
  • Casualties to non-European troops are not known
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  • border|22pxPortuguese Empire
  • 20pxKingdom of Kandy
  • (local soldiers on the Portuguese side)
  • *border|22pxLascarins
  • 20pxDutch East India Company
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  • 1640-03-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Dutch–Kandyan victory
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  • Reinforcements
  • *24 ships
  • *300Lascarins
  • *3350 European troops
  • *400 regulars (soldados), small number of Casados
  • *80 Casados, 30 militia, 3 companies ofTopasses
  • *Unknown number of Kandyans
  • *at least 27 shallops
  • *1900Lascarins, 200Canaresemusketmen, 180Kaffirarchers
  • Garrison of the Fort
  • Total strength
  • *Unknown number of sailors, Bandanese and Malay troops.
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  • right (en)
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  • Aerial view of Galle fort (en)
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  • 170 (xsd:integer)
  • 450 (xsd:integer)
  • 700 (xsd:integer)
  • A large number were wounded (en)
  • Casualties to non-European troops are not known (en)
  • Casualties to non-Portuguese troops are not known (en)
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  • Siege of Galle (en)
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  • 0001-03-13 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • Portuguese Fort Santa Cruz de Gale, Galle (en)
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  • "The streets were littered with dead Portuguese and Hollanders, some scorched to death by fire, others torn to pieces by shot, and others riddled with bullets; and the Caffirs [Kaffirs] had to spend three days in burying them, 10 or 12 in each pit." (en)
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  • Dutch–Kandyan victory (en)
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  • Fernão de Queiroz (en)
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  • Garrison of the Fort *80 Casados, 30 militia, 3 companies of Topasses *300 Lascarins Reinforcements *400 regulars , small number of Casados *1900 Lascarins, 200 Canarese musketmen, 180 Kaffir archers (en)
  • Total strength *3350 European troops *Unknown number of sailors, Bandanese and Malay troops. *Unknown number of Kandyans *24 ships *at least 27 shallops (en)
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  • The Siege of the Portuguese fort Santa Cruz de Gale at Galle in 1640, took place during the Dutch–Portuguese and Sinhalese–Portuguese Wars. The Galle fort commanded 282 villages, which contained most fertile cinnamon lands in southern Sri Lanka It was also an important strategic coastal defense of Portuguese Ceylon. The Dutch, who were in an alliance with the Kingdom of Kandy, landed an expeditionary force under Commodore Willem Jacobszoon Coster of Akersloot, at the Bay of Galle, on 8 March 1640. After bombarding the fort for four consecutive days, Dutch troops stormed the fort and secured a victory on 13 March 1640. The Portuguese garrison, led by Captain Lourenço Ferreira de Brito, mounted a stiff resistance and unexpectedly high casualty rates among Dutch troops gave rise to the prover (en)
  • L'assedio di Galle del 1640, o assedio del forte di Santa Cruz di Galle, fu un assedio combattuto presso la città di Galle (attuale Sri Lanka) nel 1640, nell'ambito della guerra olandese-portoghese e della . Il , comandato da 282 locali, conteneva al proprio interno le terre più fertili per la coltivazione della cannella di tutta l'area dello Sri Lanka meridionale Esso era anche un punto strategico per il controllo del . Gli olandesi, alleati con il regno di Kandy, sbarcarono con un corpo di spedizione straordinario comandato dal commodoro ad Akersloot, nella baia di Galle, l'8 marzo 1640. Dopo aver bombardato il forte per quattro giorni consecutivi, le truppe olandesi lo assaltarono e si assicurarono la vittoria il 13 marzo 1640. La guarnigione portoghese, guidata dal capitano Lourenço F (it)
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  • Assedio di Galle (1640) (it)
  • Siege of Galle (1640) (en)
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