Matale rebellion

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Matale rebellion (මාතලේ කැරැල්ල)
Part of the Kandyan Wars 1796-1818
Date 1848 Location British Ceylon Result British victory
Belligerents
Kandyan rebels	United Kingdom  British Ceylon
Commanders and leaders
Veera Puran Appu Gongalegoda Banda	George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington
Units involved
	Green Howards 19th Regiment of Foot Ceylon Rifle Regiment
Strength
4000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

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History of Kandy
Kingdom of Kandy (1469–1815)
Founding Sinhalese–Portuguese War Kandyan Treaty of 1638 Portuguese Ceylon Treaty of Batticaloa Kandyan Wars
Colonial Kandy (1815–1948)
Kandyan Convention Matale rebellion South East Asia Command
Kandy (1948–present)
Modern Kandy
See also
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon List of Kandyan monarchs History of Sri Lanka
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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.