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forces commanded by Philip Lucasz, in February 1640. The Portuguese made several attempts to retake it before they were successful in December 1643. They then strengthened the fortifications and managed to defend the fort until it was recaptured by the Dutch under the command of François Caron, in
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The original bastions were destroyed by the Dutch cannons during the siege of the fort. The Dutch subsequently rebuilt it in 1672 however not on the usual square pattern, but on a pentagonal one, though it had only four bulwarks, the fifth was never constructed (possibly due to the cost). The fort
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with mounds at its northern and Southern ends, where the previous bastions existed, and a recessed arched gateway. Above the gateway is a slab of granite, with the date 1678 inscribed, surmounted by a high decorative
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without opposition. In the late 1800s the British authorities decided to demolish the fort and build a prison in its place, constructed from the stones of the fort. Today all that remains is a section of the eastern
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Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon 1602-1796: A Comprehensive Work of Pictorial Reference With Selected Eye-Witness Accounts
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In its time the fort at Negombo was probably the next in strategic importance after
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symbol under "Portuguese Forts", and others are considered as Dutch forts too.
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Dutch Town Planning Overseas During VOC and WIC Rule: (1600-1800)
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The Architecture of an Island - The Living Heritage of Sri Lanka
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The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka - The Military Monuments of Ceylon
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Archaeological protected monuments in Gampaha District
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de Silva, Rajpal Kumar; Beumer, Willemina G.M (1988).
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and an inlet of the sea. It was surrounded by a dry
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Sri Lanka Netherlands Association. 241:) was a small but important fort in 69: 2353:Buildings and structures in Negombo 14: 356:. 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Index

Gampaha District
Negombo
Sri Lanka

Negombo Fort is located in Sri Lanka
7°12′30″N 79°49′50″E / 7.20833°N 79.83056°E / 7.20833; 79.83056
fort
Government of Sri Lanka
Portuguese
limestone
Sinhala
Tamil
Negombo
Colombo
Portuguese

Colombo
Jaffna
Galle
Dutch
lagoon
moat
British
rampart
gable
Department of Prisons



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