Loss of the St. Jacob

Loss of the St. Jacob
Part of the prelude to the Dano-Mughal War

East Indiamen in a Gale, by Charles Brooking
Date1640
Location
Result Mughal victory
Belligerents
 Danish India Bengal Subah
Commanders and leaders
Danish India Nicolaj Samson Hadi Gayas
Units involved
Danish India St Jacob Unknown
Strength
1 ship Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 ship
33 men killed or drowned
None
Goods to the value of 150.000 Danish rigsdaler lost

The Loss of the St. Jacob (Danish: Tabet af St. Jacob), also referred to as the Seizure of the St. Jacob(beslaglæggelsen af St. Jacob), was a destruction and seizure of a Danish merchant ship, the St. Jacob, by local Bengali authorities. The loss and destruction of the ship and its crew, led to the Dano-Mughal War, which would last for 56 years.