British occupation of Serampore (1763)

Siege of Serampore

Gateway to the Danish government house at Serampore, by Frederick Fiebig.
Date4–15 April 1763
Location22°45′N 88°20′E / 22.75°N 88.34°E / 22.75; 88.34
Result British victory
Territorial
changes
Serampore temporarily occupied by Great Britain
Belligerents
 Great Britain  Danish India
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Unknown Danish India Demarchis
Units involved
Kingdom of Great Britain English forces Danish India Serampore garrison
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The British occupation of Serampore also referred to as the English occupation of Serampore (Danish: Den engelske besættelse af Serampore) was a siege and thereafter a minor military occupation by the United Kingdom on the Danish trading post of Serampore (Frederiksnagore) in 1763.


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