Evacuation of Ny Sjælland

Evacuation of Ny Sjælland
Part of the Danish colonization of the Nicobar Islands

David Rosen's colony Frederikshavn, 1833–1834 on Camorta. Located in the same place as Ny Sjælland
Date25–28 August 1757
Location
Ny Sjælland
(present-day Kalatapu, Nicobar Island)
8°10′22″N 93°28′53″E / 8.172877°N 93.481476°E / 8.172877; 93.481476
Result Nicobarese victory
Territorial
changes
Danes evacuate Ny Sjælland
Belligerents
Nicobarese tribes  Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
Unknown tribal chief Christian Lund
"Captain" John
Units involved
None Ebenezer
Strength
200–400 men <24 men
1 ship
Casualties and losses
None None

The evacuation of Ny Sjælland (Danish: Rømningen af Ny Sjælland, lit.'New Zealand') was a Danish evacuation of a newly established colony on Camorta, Nicobar Islands due to native threats and raids.