battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Battle of Quilon

Name: Battle of Quilon
Location: Kollam, India

Battle of Quilon was a battle fought in 1809 at Kollam, in what is now India. It was part of Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor. The recorded result: East India Company victory.

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Fought1809

WhereKollam, India8.880N, 76.600E

OutcomeEast India Company victory

Belligerents23px British East India CompanyagainstKingdom of Travancore

Casualties and losses141 Killed and Woundedand700 killed; 15 pieces of artillery captured

Part ofKingdom of Thiruvithamkoor

Record

Date	1809 (year precision)
Place	Kollam, India 8.880N, 76.600E
Kind	Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength		Total: 20,000–30,000; 18 Artillery pieces
Casualties and losses	141 Killed and Wounded	700 killed; 15 pieces of artillery captured
Commanders	Velu Thampi Dalawa

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Colachel 1741, 106 km SE
Siege of Coimbatore 1791, 239 km N
Battle of Pookkottur 1921, 253 km N
Battle of Seringham 1753, 269 km NE
Battle of Sittimungulum 1790, 302 km N

Elsewhere in 1809

Battle of Quilon is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18619147, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Quilon, revision 1376872227, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.