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British occupation of Danish India
Part of The English Wars

Map of British and Danish India, showcasing the occupation
(British territorial extent is from 1808)
Date1801–1802, 1808–1815
Location
Danish India
(present-day India)
Result British victory
Territorial
changes
Danish India occupied by Great Britain
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Denmark-Norway
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Richard Wellesley
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James Watson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Elliot
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William Montagu
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Thomas Caulfield
Denmark–Norway Peter Anker Surrendered
Denmark–Norway Ole Bie Surrendered
Denmark–Norway Peter Hermanson Surrendered
Denmark–Norway Jacob Kræfting Surrendered
Denmark–Norway William Brown
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 see § fleets
Denmark–Norway Dansborg garrison
Denmark–Norway Serampore garrison
Denmark–Norway see § fleets
Strength
200 men (1801)
2 ships (1801)
5 ships (1808)
422 men[a] (1801)
3 ships(1801)
10 ships (1808)
Casualties and losses
Negligible Negligible
  1. ^ 378 men at Tranquebar and 44 men at Serampore

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.