Battle of Quilon

Battle of Quilon
	Part of Travancore-British War
	; Kollam fort in 1756, after it had passed from Portuguese rule to the Dutch.
Date	15 January 1809
Location	Quilon (Kollam), India8.88°N 76.60°E
Result	East India Company victory
Belligerents
British East India Company	Kingdom of Travancore
Commanders and leaders
Col. Chalmers	Velu Thampi Dalawa
Strength
	Total:20,000-30,000 18 Artillery pieces;
Casualties and losses
141 Killed and Wounded	700 killed; 15 pieces of artillery captured;
	Location within India

The Battle of Quilon (or Battle of Kollam) was fought on 15 January 1809 at Cantonment Maidan in Quilon, an important port city and business hub on the southwest coast of India. The conflict involved troops of the Indian kingdom of Travancore, led by the then Dewan (prime minister) of Travancore, Velu Thampi Dalawa, and a detachment of the British East India Company under Colonel Chalmers. The battle lasted for only six hours and is closely associated with the social and political history of Kerala.

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