Capture of the St. Michael
| Capture of St. Michael | |||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Mughal War | |||||||
Danish India at the time of the capture, 1643–1669 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Danish India | Bengal Subah | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Willem Leyel | Unknown nakoda | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Fortuna | St. Michael | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 ship |
1 ship 1 boat | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 1 ship captured | ||||||
The Capture of St. Michael (Danish; Kapre af St. Michael) or the Seizure of St. Michael, was a Danish seizure of a Bengali ship in the Bay of Bengal. The Danes captured the Bengali ship and the vessel was subsequently incorporated into the Danish Navy given the name St. Michael.