 Eustachius De Lannoy

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.