• Thumbnail for Battle of Colachel
    The Battle of Colachel (or The Battle of Kolachel) was fought on 10 August 1741 [O.S. 31 July 1741] between the Indian kingdom of Travancore and the Dutch...
    23 KB (2,811 words) - 07:09, 23 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Colachel
    Colachel is a coastal town in the far south of India, located in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. It is a natural harbor on the Malabar coast, located...
    19 KB (2,387 words) - 20:00, 26 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Marthanda Varma
    Marthanda Varma (category Maharajas of Travancore)
    status of Travancore persisted even during the era of Hyder Ali. Marthanda Varma defeated the Dutch East India Company forces at the Battle of Colachel in...
    29 KB (3,373 words) - 21:39, 3 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Travancore–Dutch War
    Travancore–Dutch War (category Battles of the Travancore–Dutch War)
    Indian kingdom of Travancore, culminating in the Battle of Colachel in 1741. Travancore won the war with the notable military service of fishermen community...
    25 KB (3,545 words) - 09:35, 9 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Eustachius De Lannoy
    Eustachius De Lannoy (category People from the Kingdom of Travancore)
    the Dutch naval force at the Battle of Colachel. De Lannoy, who was captured in the battle, subsequently earned the trust of the king, Maharaja Marthanda...
    22 KB (2,783 words) - 11:18, 13 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Colachel Seaport
    The Colachel International Seaport also known as Kanyakumari Transshipment Port, is proposed and located in Colachel, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu...
    5 KB (505 words) - 13:27, 13 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Colonial India
    expansion into India was halted after their defeat in the Battle of Colachel to the Kingdom of Travancore, during the Travancore–Dutch War. Trading rivalries...
    37 KB (4,156 words) - 09:15, 21 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Travancore
    1739–46, which culminated in the Battle of Colachel. The defeat of the Dutch by Travancore is considered the earliest example of an organised power from Asia...
    86 KB (7,453 words) - 03:16, 3 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Padmanabhapuram Palace
    Padmanabhapuram Palace (category Kingdom of Travancore)
    Kanyakumari district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The palace is owned, controlled and maintained by the government of the neighbouring state of Kerala. Padmanabhapuram...
    10 KB (1,118 words) - 16:15, 2 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Central Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)
    Central Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) (category Year of establishment missing)
    athletics and football. The stadium also hosts the Independence day parade of Kerala and other government functions. The stadium hosted India's first transgender...
    4 KB (187 words) - 10:02, 1 May 2024