Capture of Serampore (1801)

Capture of Serampore
Part of the English Wars

Painting of Danish Serampore (Frederiksnagore), by Peter Anker
Date8 May 1801
Location22°45′N 88°20′E / 22.75°N 88.34°E / 22.75; 88.34
Result British victory
Territorial
changes
Serampore occupied by Britain
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Denmark-Norway
Commanders and leaders
Dickson
Shawe
Armstrong
Morris
Ole Bie 
Unknown captain
Units involved
Fort William garrison
HMS Norway
Serampore garrison
HDMS Norge
HDMS Charlotte
Strength
Unknown 44 men
1 ship
Casualties and losses
None 1 ship

The Capture of Serampore (Danish: Overtagelsen af Serampore), alternatively the Capture of Frederiknagore (Danish: Overtagelsen af Frederiknagore), was a British capture of the Danish colony of Serampore (Frederiknagore) on 8 May 1801 during the English Wars. The British met no resistance, and could subsequently quickly capture the settlement.