Brownrigg Baronets — The Brownrigg Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 March 1816 for General Robert Brownrigg. He was Governor of Ceylon from 1813 to 1820. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baronet. On his… … Wikipedia
Robert Stiller — Robert Reuven Stiller (born Warsaw, Poland, January 25 1928) is a Polish polyglot, writer, poet, translator and editor.Life and workStiller was born in Warsaw, Poland, to Polish parents of Jewish Austrian Lithuanian Belarusian Tartar descent, and … Wikipedia
Elizabeth Brownrigg — (1720 1767) was an eighteenth century murderess. Her victim, Mary Clifford, was one of her domestic servants, who died from cumulative injuries and associated infected wounds. As a result of witness testimony and medical evidence at her trial,… … Wikipedia
Kandian Wars — in 1803 and 1815.Background – the British and the KandyansThe British, fearing that French control of the Netherlands would result in their controlling the strategically important port of Trincomalee, occupied Dutch possessions in Sri Lanka in… … Wikipedia
Kandyan Convention — The rule of the king Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was not favored by his chieftains. The king who was of Indian ancestry faced powerful opposition from the Sinhalese chieftains and sought to reduce their power. A unsuccessful coup was organized by the… … Wikipedia
Keppetipola Disawe — Rajapaksa Wickramasekera Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake Monaravila Keppetipola Born Udugoda, Udasiya Pattuwa, Matale, Sri Lanka Died 25 November 1818 Kandy, Sri L … Wikipedia
Military Secretary (United Kingdom) — The Military Secretary is the British Army appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the British Army.[1] It is a senior British Army appointment, held by an officer holding the… … Wikipedia
Radala — An extremely small minority caste in the Kandyan Kingdom of Sri Lanka. They were the aristocracy of the Kandyan Kingdom. After capturing the Kandyan provinces in 1815 with the aid of locals from both maritime and Kandyan provinces, the British… … Wikipedia
Union College, Tellippalai, Jaffna — Infobox University name = Union College established = 1816 type = Public principal = S.Punniyaseelan city = Jaffna country = Sri Lanka website = http://www.junioncollege.orgHistoryThe First English School of Jaffna, which led to Union College,… … Wikipedia
Tellippalai — ( ta. தெல்லிப்பழை) is a small village in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. It was a mission location when the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) came to Sri Lanka in the 1800’s. It was known as Tillipally in ACM documents. There are number of … Wikipedia
