Historedia
Person

Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1739–1740

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Colachel

    1739–1740

    Role: Dutch Governor of Ceylon

    1. late 1739 · Malabar coastDutch Declaration of War

      The Dutch command at Malabar declared war on Travancore in late 1739 after failed negotiations and trade disputes.

    2. 29 November 1740 · Colachel coastBlockade of Colachel

      In November 1740, the Dutch established a complete blockade of the Travancore coast around Colachel to seize ships.

Sources

  1. Battle of Colachel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26