Attack in Hooghly

Attack in Hughli
Part of Dano-Mughal War
A View of Chinsura, the Dutch settlement in Bengal
Date 1671 Location Hugli-Chuchura, (modern-day West Bengal, India) 22°54′N 88°23′E / 22.90°N 88.39°E / 22.90; 88.39 Result Danish victory
Belligerents
Danish India	Bengal Subah
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unknown
Strength
6,500 men Multiple ships	2 ships
Casualties and losses
1,500 dead[a]	2 ships destroyed

The Attack in Hooghly (Danish; Angrebet i Hooghly) was a Danish attack on two Bengali ships during the Dano-Mughal War in 1671. The Danes succeeded in blowing up the Bengali ships, and violence continued off the coasts of Kalingapatnam and Balasore.
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