ORDER OF BATTLE // October 29, 2006
Battle of Jaffna
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 43,000 estimated
Sri Lankan Government
40,000
Medium-confidence figure
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
3,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
Battle of Jaffna, Sri Lankan civil war.
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