Capture of Serampore (1808)
| Capture of Serampore | |||||||||
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| Part of the English Wars | |||||||||
Painting of Danish Serampore (Frederiksnagore), by Peter Anker | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Denmark-Norway | Great Britain | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Jacob Kræfting |
Carey George Elliot William Montagu Neviusore Courey | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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HDMS Waldemarr HDMS Elizabeth HDMS Freya HDMS Holstein HDMS Maria HDMS Mary HDMS Nymphe |
HMS Modeste HMS Terpsichore HMS Dasher 3 Sepoy companies | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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12 ships c. 40 men Few cannons |
3 ships Unknown amount of men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 12 ships | Unknown | ||||||||
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The Capture of Serampore (Danish: Overtagelsen af Frederiksnagore), also commonly known as the Second Capture of Serampure (Den anden overtagelse af Frederiksnagore), was a siege and capture of the Danish colony of Serampore by British forces on 28 January 1808. The Danes capitulated immediately after the arrival of the British, as the latter's forces were far superior.