Evacuation of Ny Sjælland
| Evacuation of Ny Sjælland | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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.