1818 War of Independence

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       The immediate causes that led to the 1818 War of Independence


  • Appointment of a Muslim Muhandiram named "Hajji Marikkar" to Wellassa contrary to the tradition of giving high posts to Sinhala families.
  • A man named "Doresami" appeared in the Wilbawa region and claimed to have inherited the kingship.
  • Cr. In mid - 1817, Sylvester Wilson, Badulla's deputy agent, was sent with Hajji Marikkar to capture Doresami .The mob killed both of them.
  • In the Keppatipola district, too, the British suffered heavy losses due to their involvement with the rebels. With the possession of the Tooth Relic by the Sinhalese, By January 1818, it had spread to Dumbara, Hewaweta, Satkorala, Matale, Harispathutawa, Sabaragamuwa and Nuwara Kalaviya.
         

    AD Leaders of the 1818 War of Independence

  • 1. Monarawila Keppetipola

    2. Godegedara Adikaram

    3. Madugalle

    4. Butawe Rata Rala

    5. Kiwle Home Mohottala

    6. Galagedara Mohottala

    7. Rala of the country in the coir paddy

    8. Second Mahadikaram of Pilimatalawa

    9. In the Dambawinna district

    10. In the Dimbulana district

    11.Unantenne Dingirala

    12. Kobbekaduwa

    13. Basnayake Nilame of Kataragama

      

    AD Results of the 1818 War of Independence

    • Insurrection is not well organized, that is, there are more battles than a united struggle.
    • Due to his allegiance to the British in the Molligoda district, the English were able to maintain Colombo-Kandy relations through his direction.
    • Possession of dental relics by the English.
    • The policy of violent repression of the insurgency (where the British set fire to houses, destroyed property, and killed rebels).
    • Revealing that Dorasami is not an heir to the throne (he was a priest in the village of Wilbawa)
    • The Upcountry did not have the weapons or other resources needed for a long battle.

      AD Results of the 1818 War of Independence

      • Many Sinhala aristocrats lost their lives (Rebel leaders Weera Keppetipola were beheaded as traitors in Madugalle and Bogambara in Kandy)
      • Sending Ehelepola and his party to Mauritius
      • Appointment of Kandyan Local Officers as Salary Employees
      • Further reduction of aristocratic power. (Delegation of Judicial Power to English Agents.)
      • Allowing the spread of pagan religions.
      • Construction of highways in the up country areas to connect with the low country areas of Sri Lanka and to take action to get rid of the isolation of those areas.
      • Many villages have died due to food shortages and diseases due to the burning and destruction of many villages.
      • Appointments to local officers were made only on letters of appointment issued by the British Government.
      • Taking advantage of the struggle to change the uniqueness of Buddhism in terms of Article 5 of the Kandyan Pact.
      • AD Unilateral repeal of the Kandyan Pact of 1815 and declaration of 21st November 1818 confirming the Kandyan area as having won the war.

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