Siege of Dansborg (1644)

Siege of Dansborg (1644)

Dansborg in 1777, Tranquebar
Date20–30 December 1644
Location11°02′N 79°50′E / 11.03°N 79.84°E / 11.03; 79.84
Result Inconclusive
Territorial
changes
Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
 Danish India Thanjavur Nayak
Supported by:
Dutch East India Company Dutch India[1]
Portuguese Empire Portuguese Carical
Commanders and leaders
Danish India Willem Leyel
Danish India Anders Nielsen (WIA)
Tiagepule
Regnapule
Strength
Unknown Large
Casualties and losses
1 wounded 17 killed

The siege of Dansborg (Danish; belejringen af Dansborg) or the siege of Fort Dansborg (Danish; belejringen af Fort Dansborg), was a short siege lasting from 20 to 30 December 1644, between general Tiagepule of Thanjavur and the Danish command at Fort Dansborg. The conflict started over the Danish rejection of the general's demand to tax Tranquebar, and as a result, a series of confrontations followed. The confrontations had no major result, and an armistice may have been signed.

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