Travancore–Dutch War

Travancore-Dutch War
	Part of Colonization of India
	; Artistic Depiction of the Surrender of Dutch Forces at Colachel
Date	12 November 1739 - 15 August 1753
Location	Kerala, in present day India
Result	Travancore Victory
Belligerents
Dutch Empire Dutch East India Company; Kingdom of Cochin; Kingdom of Deshinganad (Kollam); Kingdom of Odanad (Kayamkulam); Kingdom of Thekkumkur; Kingdom of Vadakkumkur; Kingdom of Purakkad; Supported by: British East India Company	Travancore
Commanders and leaders
Julius Valentyn Stein van Gollenesse Reinicus Siersma	Marthanda Varma

The Travancore–Dutch War was a war between the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Indian kingdom of Travancore, culminating in the Battle of Colachel in 1741. Travancore won the war with the notable military service of fishermen community at the sea and seashore while Ananthapadmanabhan nadar as commander in chief of the army at the land.

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