Location : Colachel is 40 Km from Kanyakumari & 20 Km from
Nagercoil on the West coast road
Route : Kanyakumari ---> Nagercoil ---> Colachel
Colachel Port is a small, but natural harbour, in the western sideof the district, near the town of Colachel. The Government
has/ had plans to turn it into a major port / container
trans-shipment terminal.
This place was the scene of the battle between the Travancore
forces led by King Marthanda Varma (1729–1758) and the
Dutch East India Company forces led by Admiral
Eustachius De Lannoy on August 10, 1741.
It was the first time in Indian history that an Indian
kingdom defeated a European naval force.
A Pillar of victory to commemorate the event is seen here.
Conch - Emblem of Travancore
Dilapidated Building
Watch Tower
A stamp* released by the Department of Posts, Government ofIndia to mark the Tercentenary celebrations of the
9th Battalion of the Madras Regiment (Travancore).
The stamp depicts glorious event in the history of the
9th Battalion of the Madras Regiment (Travancore)
— a capitulation by the commander of the Dutch forces
to the Maharaja of Travancore whose army had routed
the foreign forces in the battle of Colachel in 1741*
* Source : The Hindu
Colachel Website & song, Pictures are very nice super
ReplyDeleteColachel Site is very nice, Song & picture are very super
ReplyDeleteThought I would comment and say neat theme, did you make it for yourself? It’s really awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. I did myself
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice post. I really love reading these types or articles. I can?t wait to see what others have to say..
ReplyDeleteYes, probably so it is
ReplyDeleteGud work my friend, but a correction. The Dutch were defeated not by the Madras Regiment, which did not exist at the time, ie 17 the century. It was the Travancore Armed forces, later becoming part of the Madras Regiment, that did it, it is unfortunate that the stamp tells this way. Students of history shall be misguided. The inscription tells that right.
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