- to the king of
Kotte became Lascarins and
continued to hold
ranks such as Mudali, Muhandiram,
Arachchi or Kankani.
Lascarins were
crucial for the occupying...
- derived, is not
recorded in English. The
Portuguese adapted the term to "
lascarins",
meaning Asian militiamen or seamen, from any area east of the Cape of...
-
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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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços
Portuguese Languages Sri
Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
- and 200
Lascarins at the "p**** of Ambolao",
another 40
Portuguese and 400
Lascarins at the "p**** of Mosquitos" and 80
Portuguese and 800
Lascarins manned...
- On the
third day, they sent a
detachment of
Lascarins to find the way back to the camp. The
Lascarins surprised a
group of Kandyans, whom they killed;...
-
Mulleriyawa Satana a
significant number of
Portuguese and
several thousand Lascarins were killed, and the
invading force routed. The
victory was a huge psychological...
-
Dissawe of
Seven Korale and his
Lascarins. From the
Conception to Santiago, the
Dissawe of
Matara and his
lascarins manned the curtain. Near the base...
- from Mannar. The
forces consisted of 1,400
Portuguese soldiers and 3,000
Lascarins, who
sailed with 43
ships and more than 200
small vessels.
Jaffna forces...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços
Portuguese Languages Sri
Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
