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Point Pedro fort

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towards the landward side and it was lacking space inside the fort due to its structure. The seaside structure of the fort was just a wall with no bastions or cannons. Further details of the fort have been identified from Dutch era maps. According to the maps, one side wall was 80 m
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It is reported that the basement was triangular in shape, which led to it being built as a nearly triangle-shaped fort. It had only one
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symbol under "Portuguese Forts", and others are considered as Dutch forts too.
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Buildings and structures associated with the Dutch East India Company
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On the 27 August 1795, the fort was captured by British forces, the
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Less or no contribution/renovation works of Dutch are marked by
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The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka – The Military Monuments of Ceylon
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The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka – The Military Monuments of Ceylon
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Jaffna
Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Dutch
limestone
Tamil
Sinhala
Dutch
Point Pedro
Sri Lanka
Second Anglo-Dutch War
Dutch East India Company
Bay of Bengal
61st Pioneers
bastion
"Memoir of Hendrick Zwaardecroon, Commandeur of Jaffnapatam (afterwards Governor-General of Nederlands India)"
"Point Pedro"
"The Role of Indian troops in Ceylon"
Ceylon Today
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Sri Lanka
Forts of Sri Lanka
Balana fort
Mapagala fortress
Sigiriya
Sitawaka fort
Vijithapura
Yapahuwa

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