| Lascarins | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Private Lascoreen Guard of Padikara Muhandiram Arthur Silva Wijeyasinghe Siriwardena | |
| Active | 1500s–1930s |
| Country |  Portuguese Ceylon Dutch period in Ceylon British Ceylon |
| Allegiance |  Portuguese Empire Dutch Empire British Empire |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | Sinhalese–Portuguese War Dutch–Portuguese War |
Lascarins (Sinhala: ලස්කිරිඤ්ඤ, romanized: laskiriñña, Tamil: லசுக்காரின், romanized: Lacukkāriṉ or Lascareen, Lascoreen and Lascarine) is a term used in Sri Lanka to identify indigenous soldiers who fought for the Portuguese during the Portuguese era (1505–1658) and continued to serve as colonial soldiers until the 1930s. The lascarins played a crucial role not only in the colonial armies, but also in the success of the campaigns of the local kingdoms.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ The Portuguese in Ceylon: Before the war with the Dutch - Colonial Voyage Web. Accessed 2015-11-25
- ^ The Historic Tragedy of the Island of Ceilāo - J. Ribeiro (AES) ISBN 81-206-1334-1 p 20, 91–92
- ^ Nayaks of Tanjore - V. Vriddhagirisan (AES) ISBN 978-81-206-0996-9 p. 80 & 91
- ^ Kandy fights the Portuguese: a military history of Kandyan resistance - C. Gaston Perera (Vijitha Yapa) ISBN 955-1266-773 pp. 138, 168, 228, 307 & 342
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