...to the Portuguese. They were willing, but for some time were unable, to attempt a diversion in favor of the fugitive prince, and when they did so, the...to be finally given into his hands. Accordingly, in 1639, a force was sent to the Eastern Coast, which speedily reduced Batticaloa and Trincomalee, fortresses...

...forces conspired to overthrow the project and defeat Wijayapala's hopes, whilst they gave Singha ail additional force of artillery of which he well knew...the condition that all the fortified places in the Wand were to be finally given into his hands. Accordingly, in 1639, a force was sent to the Eastern...

...to drive the Portuguese from the Island, he was yet aware that his own forces and the powers at hia command were not sufficient to accomplish this. He...to be finally given into his hands. Accordingly, in 1639, a force was sent to the Eastern Coast, which speedily reduced Batticaloa and Trincomalee, fortresses...

...arrival of reinforcements from Goa and Cochin rendered his expedition fruitless. Shortly after, in 1634, he expired, after a prosperous reign of thirty years,...to be finally given into his hands. Accordingly, in 1639, a force from Batavia was sent to the eastern coast, which speedily reduced Batticaloa and Trincomalee,...

...after a prosperous reign of thirty years, the prosperity of which, he owed, however, to Boscnnoudcr in the early, and Singha in the latter, part. The...to be finally given into his hands. Accordingly, in 1639, a force from Batavia was sent to the eastern coast, which speedily reduced Batticaloa and Trincomalee,...