Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart

Conflict between William Leyel and Bernt Pessart
Top: Bernt Pessart's expedition, 1644–1645
Bottom: Danish India, 1622–1636
Date1643–1645
Location
Result Leyel victory
Territorial
changes
All of Danish India accepts Willem Leyel as governor
Belligerents
Danish India Pessart loyalist Denmark–Norway Leyel loyalist
Dutch East India Company Dutch Coromandel
English Madras
Portuguese Empire Portuguese Carical
Supported by:
Thanjavur Nayak
Commanders and leaders
Danish India Bernt Pessart
Danish India Jacob Stackenborg
Danish India Niels Andersen
Danish India Frantz Erkmand Surrendered
Danish India Michel Evertsen
Danish India Peter de Sivart
Danish India Marten Jansen
Denmark–Norway Willem Leyel
Denmark–Norway Claus Rytter
Denmark–Norway Herman Clausen
Denmark–Norway Jørgen Hansen
Dutch East India Company Anthony Diemen
Francis Day
Portuguese Empire Antonio Pacheco
Vijaya Raghava Nayak
Units involved
Danish India Dend gode Haab
Danish India Dansborg garrison
Danish India Den store Charluppe
Denmark–Norway Valby
Denmark–Norway Christianshavn
Denmark–Norway Christian
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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