Battle of Colachel
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The Battle of Colachel was fought on 10 August 1741 between the Indian kingdom of Travancore and the Dutch East India Company. During the Travancore-Dutch War, King Marthanda Varma's forces defeated t
Eustachius De Lannoy surrendering to Raja Marthanda Varma at the Battle of Colachel.
Victory pillar, in remembrance of victory against the Dutch Navy in 1741
Marayoor Dolmen
Edakkal Stone Age Carving
Eustachius De Lannoy
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Eustachius Benedictus de Lannoy Dutch pronunciation: was a skilled military strategist and commander of the Travancore army, under Maharaja Marthanda Varma.
Battle of Colachel
…India Company. During the Travancore-Dutch War, King Marthanda Varma's (1729–1758) forces defeated the Dutch East India Company's forces led by Admiral Eustachius De Lannoy on 10 August 1741. Travancore triumphed in the war with the military efforts of the Travancore army at land and fishermen community at sea. The war…
Colachel port in 1900s
Relics of Nedumkotta in Thrissur District
De Lannoy's Tomb at Udayagiri Fort on the Kanyakumari-Trivandrum highway.