Surrender of Tranquebar (1808)

Surrender of Tranquebar
Part of the English Wars

Tranquebar, by former governor, Peter Anker
Date12 February 1808
Location11°1′45″N 79°50′58″E / 11.02917°N 79.84944°E / 11.02917; 79.84944
Result British victory
Territorial
changes
Tranquebar occupied by the British
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Denmark-Norway
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James Watson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Thomas Caulfield
Denmark–Norway Peter Hermanson Surrendered
Units involved
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 14th Foot Regiment
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland EIC's artillery
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland HMS Russell
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland HMS Monmouth
Denmark–Norway Dansborg garrison
Denmark–Norway HDMS Nancy
Denmark–Norway HDMS Charlotte
Denmark–Norway HDMS Sophia
Strength
8 merchantmen
2 ships
74 cannons
3 ships
Casualties and losses
None None

The Surrender of Tranquebar (Danish: Overgivelsen af Trankebar) or the Capture of Tranquebar (Danish: Overtagelsen af Trankebar) was a surrender of the capital of Danish India, Tranquebar, in 1808 to the British East India Company as a result of the English Wars. The capital would surrender almost immediately after the arrival of a British force.