Attack in Hughli | |||||||
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Part of Dano-Mughal War | |||||||
A View of Chinsura, the Dutch settlement in Bengal | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Danish India | Bengal Subah | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6.500 men Multiple ships | 2 ships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1.500 dead[a] | 2 ships destroyed |
The Attack in Hooghly (Danish; Angrebet i Hooghly) was a Danish attack on two Bengali ships during the Dano-Mughal War in 1671. The Danes succeeded in blowing up the Bengali ships, and violence continued off the coasts of Kalingapatnam and Balasore.
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