| British occupation of Danish India | |||||||||
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| Part of The English Wars | |||||||||
 Map of British and Danish India, showcasing the occupation (British territorial extent is from 1808) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 United Kingdom |
 Denmark-Norway | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Richard Wellesley James Watson George Elliot William Montagu Thomas Caulfield |
Peter Anker  Ole Bie Peter Hermanson Jacob Kræfting William Brown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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14th Foot Regiment EIC's artillery see § fleets |
Dansborg garrison Serampore garrison see § fleets | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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200 men (1801) 2 ships (1801) 5 ships (1808) |
422 men[a] (1801) 3 ships(1801) 10 ships (1808) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Negligible | Negligible | ||||||||
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The British occupation of Danish India (Danish: Den engelske besættelse af Dansk Ostindien) refers to the two occupations of Tranquebar, Serampore, and the rest of Danish India conducted by the British East India Company from 1801 to 1802 and 1808 to 1815, respectively. The occupations were a result of the English Wars between Denmark–Norway and Great Britain and led to huge financial troubles for the Danish Asiatic Company, which eventually led to the selling of Danish India to Britain in 1845.