page_title: Eustachius De Lannoy
hierarchical_section_title: Eustachius De Lannoy
caption_attribution_description: Depiction at Padmanabhapuram Palace of De Lannoy's Surrender at the Battle of Colachel English: Self-made photograph&#160;; Author's Name&#160;: Infocaster
context_page_description: Eustachius Benedictus de Lannoy was a skilled military strategist and commander of the Travancore Army, under Maharaja Marthanda Varma.
  De Lannoy, originally a Dutch naval officer, arrived with a Dutch naval force at Colachel in 1741. The objective of the Dutch naval expedition was to defeat the Travancore king, Marthanda Varma, and to take over his territories. The Dutch force, however, was defeated at the Battle of Colachel by the Travancore army.
  De Lannoy, who was captured in the battle, subsequently earned the trust of the king, Maharaja Marthanda Varma, who made him an officer in the Travancore military. De Lannoy trained the Travancore army on European lines and, in the course of time, became a valiant and successful commander of the very foreign army that had defeated his Dutch forces.
  His role as military commander of the Travancore army was instrumental in the later military successes and exploits of Travancore under Maharaja Marthanda Varma.
context_section_description: Eustachius Benedictus de Lannoy (also sometimes called 'Captain De Lannoy') (1715 – 1 June 1777, Udayagiri Fort) was a skilled military strategist and commander of the Travancore Army, under Maharaja Marthanda Varma.
  De Lannoy, originally a Dutch naval officer, arrived with a Dutch naval force at Colachel in 1741. The objective of the Dutch naval expedition was to defeat the Travancore king, Marthanda Varma, and to take over his territories. The Dutch force, however, was defeated at the Battle of Colachel by the Travancore army.
  De Lannoy, who was captured in the battle, subsequently earned the trust of the king, Maharaja Marthanda Varma, who made him an officer in the Travancore military. De Lannoy trained the Travancore army on European lines and, in the course of time, became a valiant and successful  commander of the very foreign army that had defeated his Dutch forces. 
  His role as military commander of the Travancore army was instrumental in the later military successes and exploits of  Travancore under Maharaja Marthanda Varma.
caption: Depiction at Padmanabhapuram Palace of De Lannoy's surrender at the Battle of Colachel.
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