Battle of Colachel
...that the naval victory of Travancore State over Dutch East India Company in the Battle of Colachel in 1741 is considered the first example of an Asian power defeating a European navy?
...that the <a href="./Naval_warfare" id="mwA0g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Naval warfare">naval victory</a> of <a href="./Travancore" id="mwA0k" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Travancore">Travancore State</a> over <a href="./Dutch_East_India_Company" id="mwA0o" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Dutch East India Company">Dutch East India Company</a> in the <b id="mwA0s"><a href="./Battle_of_Colachel" id="mwA0w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Colachel">Battle of Colachel</a></b> in <a href="./1741" id="mwA00" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1741">1741</a> is considered the first example of an <a href="./Asia" id="mwA04" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Asia">Asian</a> power defeating a <a href="./Europe" id="mwA08" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Europe">European</a> navy?