Plunder of Nancowry | |||||||||
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Part of the English Wars | |||||||||
Danish habour at Nancorwy, by Johan Christian Thornam | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
United Kingdom | Denmark-Norway | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Blom | Unknown | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
HMS Amboyna | Danish guards | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
1 ship | Multiple ships | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The plunder of Nancowry' (Danish: Plyndringen af Nancovryhavn) or the Battle of Nancowry (Danish: Slaget ved Nancovryhavn) was the British capture of the Danish colony at Nancowry Island (Ny Sjælland) in 1805.