Danish rescue mission to Pipli
| Danish rescue mission to Pipli | |||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Mughal War | |||||||
A view of a settlement in the Hooghly River, by Thomas Daniell in 1804. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Danish India |
Mughal Empire Supported by: Dutch Bengal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Poul Nielsen Carsten Ludvigsen | Unknown governor | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Christianshavn |
Local guards Lis | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 17 men | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 wounded | "Some" guards killed | ||||||
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The Danish rescue mission to Pipli (Danish: Den danske redningsaktion til Pipli, also called Pipili) refers to a rescue mission by the Danish East India Company to rescue, then recently, imprisoned Danes from Mughal imprisonment at the trading station of Pipely. The mission was successful and the six imprisoned Danes were freed. The mission can also be referred to as the Mission to pipli.