Dutch-built Mullaitivu Fort (1715) in Sri Lanka, later expanded, saw conflicts and now remains as protected ruins within the Mullaitivu Secretariat.
Mullaitivu Fort M ullaitivu Fort (Sinhala: මුලතිවු බලකොටුව; Tamil: முல்லைத்தீவுக் கோட்டை) is an old Dutch fort in Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka. A few ruins of this fort is still found within the premises of the Mullaitivu Divisional Secretariat (Asanga & Nishantha, 2018). History The fort was built in 1715 by the Dutch as a small wooden structure (Asanga & Nishantha, 2018). In 1721 it was converted into a quadrangular fort with two bastions (Asanga & Nishantha, 2018). Vanniars of the Vanni principalities invaded the fort in 1766 and the control of it was completely taken over by the British in 1795 (Asanga & Nishantha, 2018). Although Vanniars captured the fort on 25 August 1803 with the help of the Kandyan King , Captain von Driberg and his troops managed to regain control of it (Asanga & Nishantha, 2018). Fort Ruins Presently, a part of the wall of a storeroom of the fort can be seen within the premises of the Mullaitivu Divisional Secretariat (Asanga & Nishantha, 2018). Fired b…
