Battle of Balasore

Battle of Balasore
Part of Dano-Mughal War
Moored boats near the Bengali Coast, by Thomas Prinsep in c. 1828.
Date 26 December 1647 Location Balasore, Bengal Subah (present-day Odisha, India) 21°30′12″N 86°55′30″E / 21.50333°N 86.92500°E / 21.50333; 86.92500 Result See Aftermath
Belligerents
Danish India	Bengal Subah	British East India Dutch India
Commanders and leaders
Willem Leyel Christen Clausen	Malik Beg Local nawab	Richard Hudson
Units involved
Christianhavn The Bengali Prize	Unknown	Unknown
Strength
5 Ships	Multiple ships 16 guns 1000 men	+13 ships 2 ships 60 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1 ship 8 elephants	9-12 ships

The Battle of Balasore (Danish: Slaget ved Balasore) was an engagement between Bengali and English ships against Danish ships at Balasore. When the English failed to persuade the Danes, the Bengalis started attacking the English vessel, yet the English were rescued by the Dutch.