10 August 1741
Battle of Colachel
Marthanda Varma’s Travancore army defeated Dutch East India Company forces at Colachel.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Colachel in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Marthanda Varma’s Travancore army defeated Dutch East India Company forces at Colachel.
Travancore captured Dutch soldiers, weapons, and officers following the victory at Colachel.
Ramayyan Dalawa helped organize Travancore’s resistance during the campaign against the Dutch.
Provenance
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