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Lascarins (Sinhala: ලස්කිරිඤ්ඤ, romanized: laskiriñña, Tamil: லசுக்காரின், romanized: Lacukkāriṉ or Lascareen,
Lascoreen and Lascarine) is a term used...
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guerilla warfare and
further Lascarin desertions reduced their forces to
about 360
Portuguese and an
equal number of
Lascarins by the time they
reached Danture...
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subsequent to a m****
defection by its
Lascarin (local militia) contingent. At
Randeniwela the
entire Lascarin contingent joined the
Kandyan forces. This...
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recorded in English. The
Portuguese adapted the term to "
lascarins",
meaning Asian militiamen or seamen, from any area east of the Cape of...
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Company (From 1638) Portuguese
Empire Portuguese India Portuguese Ceylon Lascarins Kingdom of
Kotte Stalemate Establishment and then
destruction of Portuguese...
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Parliament and the
national day celebrations.
During the
colonial era, the
Lascarins provided the
local guards of honour,
apart from
British Army, British...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços
Portuguese Languages Sri
Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Kotte Kingdom, for 12
months against a
combined force of
Portuguese and
Lascarins led by Captain-major Dom
Afonso Pereira de Lacerda.
After receiving reinforcements...
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Gujarat Rajputs, "who
inhabit the
backwoods of Cambay"
Gujarati couple of a
lascarin (foot soldier) and his wife
Money changer of
Gujarat Merchants of Gujarat...
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Portuguese incursion in 1604 saw them
capture Balane, but
dissent amongst their Lascarin troops forced a
withdrawal back to the coast.
Relations between the Dutch...
