. . "4,000Sitawakamen" . . . . . . . . . . . . "exact figures not known" . . . "Battle of Mulleriyawa"@en . . . . . . "Exact figures not known"@en . . . . . . . . "Supported by:" . . . "Battle of Mulleriyawa"@en . . . . "Unknown number of war elephants"@en . "1559"^^ . . . . . . . . "Captain major Jorge de Menezes"@en . . "Small number of cavalry"@en . . . . "23029125"^^ . . . "battle commanded by: Tikiri Bandara"@en . . . "Unknown number ofwar elephants" . "exact figures not known"@en . . . . . "25107"^^ . . . . . . "Exact figures not known" . . . "Unknown number of militia"@en . . "22"^^ . . . . . "79.94823455810547"^^ . . "POINT(79.948234558105 6.9363303184509)"^^ . "Mulleriyawa, Outside Colombo on the southern bank of the Kelani River"@en . . . . . . . "25"^^ . "Wickramasinghe Mudali"@en . . . . "Small number ofcavalry" . . . "Battle of Mulleriyawa"@en . "Mayadunne of Sitawaka"@en . . . . . "22pxKingdom of Sitawaka" . . . . . "1116687181"^^ . . . . "border|22pxPortuguese Empire" . . . . "6.936330318450928"^^ . "Unknown number of militia" . . . . "border|22px Portuguese Empire\n*border|22px Lascarins \nSupported by:"@en . . . "1600"^^ . . . . "25pxKingdom of Kotte" . . "DecisiveSitawakavictory" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Decisive Sitawaka victory"@en . . . . . . "4000"^^ . . . "The Battle of Mulleriyawa (Sinhala: \u0DB8\u0DD4\u0DBD\u0DCA\u0DBD\u0DDA\u0DBB\u0DD2\u0DBA\u0DCF\u0DC0 \u0DC3\u0DA7\u0DB1) in 1559 was part of the Sinhalese\u2013Portuguese War. It was one of the most decisive battles in Sri Lankan history and considered as the worst defeat of Portuguese during that period. According to local chronicles the marshlands of Mulleriyawa turned red with blood after the annihilation of the Portuguese. With this victory Sitawaka emerged as a military power which able to challenge the Portuguese expansion."@en . "6.936330555555555 79.94823333333333" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "*border|22pxLascarins(local soldiers on the Portuguese side)" . . . . "The Battle of Mulleriyawa (Sinhala: \u0DB8\u0DD4\u0DBD\u0DCA\u0DBD\u0DDA\u0DBB\u0DD2\u0DBA\u0DCF\u0DC0 \u0DC3\u0DA7\u0DB1) in 1559 was part of the Sinhalese\u2013Portuguese War. It was one of the most decisive battles in Sri Lankan history and considered as the worst defeat of Portuguese during that period. According to local chronicles the marshlands of Mulleriyawa turned red with blood after the annihilation of the Portuguese. With this victory Sitawaka emerged as a military power which able to challenge the Portuguese expansion."@en .