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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1801 capture of a Danish colony in India}}{{For|the capture and occupation in 1763|British occupation of Serampore (1763)}}{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Capture of Serampore<br />
| place = [[Serampore]], [[Danish India]]<br />(present-day [[India]])<br />
| partof = the [[English Wars (Scandinavia)|English Wars]]<br />
| date = 8 May 1801<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.75|N|88.34|E|display=inline.title}}<br />
| result = British victory<br />
| combatant1 = {{flag|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}}<br />
| combatant2 = {{flag|Denmark-Norway}}<br />
| commander1 = {{flagicon|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} Dickson<br />{{flagicon|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} Shawe<br />{{flagicon|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} Armstrong<br />{{flagicon|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|naval}} Morris<br />
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Denmark-Norway}} [[Ole Bie]]{{Surrender}}<br />{{flagicon|Denmark-Norway|naval}} Unknown captain<br />
| units1 = {{flagicon|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} [[Fort William, India|Fort William]] garrison<br />{{flagicon|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|naval}} HMS ''Norway''<br />
| units2 = {{flagicon|Denmark-Norway}} Serampore garrison<br />{{flagicon|Denmark-Norway|naval}} HDMS ''Norge''<br />{{flagicon|Denmark-Norway|naval}} HDMS ''Charlotte''<br />
| strength1 = Unknown<br />
| strength2 = 44 men<br />1 ship<br />
| casualties2 = 1 ship<br />
| casualties3 = <br />
| casualties1 = None<br />
| image = 1790 Fredrichsnagor Bengal - Peter Anker (1744–1832) - Kulturhistorisk museum, UiO - UEM4428.jpg<br />
| caption = Painting of Danish Serampore (''Frederiksnagore''), by [[Peter Anker]]<br />
| image_size = 300<br />
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Danish colonial conflicts}}<br />
| combatant3 = <br />
| commander3 = <br />
| units3 = <br />
| strength3 = <br />
| territory = Serampore occupied by Britain<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Capture of Serampore''' ({{Langx|da|Overtagelsen af Serampore}}), alternatively the '''Capture of Frederiknagore''' ({{Langx|da|Overtagelsen af Frederiknagore|links=no}}), was a British capture of the [[Danish colony]] of [[Serampore]] ({{Langx|da|Frederiknagore|links=no|label=none}}) on 8 May 1801 during the [[English Wars (Scandinavia)|English Wars]]. The British met no resistance, and could subsequently quickly capture the settlement.<br />
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== Background ==<br />
During the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] in 1800 and early 180, rising tensions between [[Denmark–Norway]] and the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] arose and [[Danish India|the Danish colonies in India]] subsequently received the intelligence of the rising tensions between the two nations.{{Sfn|Petersen|1946|p=}} As a result, Danish merchants in [[Tranquebar]] and [[Serampore]] sold their ships in order for them not to be seized by the British, and the colonies prepared for war.{{Sfn|Petersen|1946|p=}}<br />
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== Capture ==<br />
On the night of 8 May, a detachment from the British [[Fort William, India|Fort William]] garrison, under the command of Colonel Dickson, proceeded from [[Barrackpore]] to the Danish settlement of [[Serampore]] ({{Langx|da|Frederiknagore|label=none}}.){{Sfn|Debrett|1803|p=1}} The [[Dano-Norwegian]] governor, [[Ole Bie]], was woken up by the arrival of a British official, who demanded his surrender.{{Sfn|Engevold|2022|p=}} With only 44 men at his disposal,{{Sfn|Lisberg|2020|p=}} Bie was not able to resist, and would subsequently surrender without opposition.{{Sfn|Debrett|1803|p=1}}{{Sfn|Engevold|2022|p=}}<br />
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Thereby Serampore's capture was unattended by the consequences of a siege, and the [[British flag]] would be hoisted without a gun being fired.{{Sfn|Hough|1845|p=115}} <br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
Immediately after, Colonel Dickson detached a party of [[Sepoy|sepoys]] under the command of Captain Morris to guard the place.{{Sfn|Debrett|1803|p=1}} However, the occupation did not last long, and in the following year, Britain would retreat from Danish India in coordination with the [[Treaty of Amiens]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* {{Annotated link|Capture of Tranquebar (1801)}}<br />
* {{Annotated link|Surrender of Tranquebar (1808)}}<br />
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* {{Annotated link|English Wars (Scandinavia)}}<br />
* {{Annotated link|Battle of Copenhagen (1801)}}<br />
* {{Annotated link|Peter Anker}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== Works cited ==<br />
*{{Cite book |last=Debrett |first=J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YHRfAAAAcAAJ&dq=Capture+of+Serampore+1801&pg=RA1-PA1 |title=The Asiatic Annual Register, Or, A View of the History of Hindustan, and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia for the Year ... |date=1803 |publisher=J. Debrett |language=en |chapter=Bengal occurences of May 1801}}<br />
*{{Cite book |last=Engevold |first=Per Ivar Hjeldsbakken |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jVdhEAAAQBAJ&dq=Ole+bie+1801+serampore+britisk+norge&pg=PT119 |title=Nordmenn i slavefart |date=2022-03-07 |publisher=Humanist forlag As |isbn=978-82-8282-218-3 |language=no}}<br />
*{{Cite book |last=Hough |first=James |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4XMIAAAAQAAJ&dq=Capture+of+Serampore+1801+british&pg=PA115 |title=The History of Christianity in India: From the Commencement of the Christian Era |date=1845 |publisher=R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside: and sold by L. and G. Seeley, Fleet Street, London. |language=en}}<br />
*{{Cite book |last=Lisberg |first=Bering |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WxfGDwAAQBAJ&dq=12+maj+1801+trankebar&pg=PT315 |title=Danmarks søfart og søhandel |publisher=SAGA Egmont |year=2020 |isbn=978-87-26-30660-6 |volume=1 |language=Danish}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Petersen |first=Sofie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WxfGDwAAQBAJ&dq=Tranquebar+12+maj+1801&pg=PT315 |title=Danmarks gamle Tropekolonier |publisher=Det Kongelige danske geografiske selskab |year=1946 |volume= |isbn=978-87-26-30660-6 |language=Danish}}<br />
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