Conflict between William Leyel and Bernt Pessart | |||||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak | ||||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Vijaya Raghava Nayak | ||||||||
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Strength | |||||||||
~51 1 ship 1 barge Multiple guns |
70 men 3 ships 1 longboat 3 guns | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
1 ship Unknown amount of men | Negligible |
The Conflict between William Leyel and Bernt Pessart (Danish; Conflikten mellem Leyel og Pessart) refers to the tensions and minor civil war between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart over the governorship of Tranquebar and the Danish East India Company. The conflict led to the escape of Bernt Pessart, and the command at Tranquebar accepted Willem Leyel as governor of Danish India.
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