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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1707 siege of a European colony in Bengal}}<br />
{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Siege of Dannemarksnagore<br />
| place = [[Dannemarksnagore]], Danish India (present-day [[Gondalpara]], India)<br />
| image = De Hollandse loge op Surat, 1629 Logie van Suratte.png<br />
| image_size = 290<br />
| caption = [[Copperplate engraving]] of the Dutch [[Factory (trading post)|factory]] in [[Surat]], which was planned similarly to Dannemarksnagore{{Sfn|Nilsson|1968|p=42}}<br />
| date = 1707<br />
| result = Inconclusive<br />
| combatant1 = {{Tree list}}<br />
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Mughal Empire.png}} [[Mughal Empire]]<br />
** {{flagicon image|Bengal subah flag (Nautical).svg}} [[Bengal Subah]]<br />
{{Tree list/end}}<br />
| combatant2 = {{flag|Danish India}}<br />
| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Bengal subah flag (Nautical).svg}} [[Azim-ush-Shan]]<br />
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Danish India}} [[Jacob Panck]]<br />
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Danish colonial conflicts}}<br />
| partof = the prelude to the Evacuation of Dannemarksnagore<br />
| territory = ''[[Status quo ante bellum]]''<br />
| units2 = {{Flagicon|Danish India}} [[Topass]]<br/>{{flagicon|Danish India}} Factory garrison<br />
| units1 = Unknown<br />
| strength1 = Unknown<br />
| strength2 = Unknown{{Efn|Dannemarksnagore's garrison initially had {{circa|40}} men.{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|p=19}}}}<br />6 cannons<br />
| casualties1 = Unknown<br />
| casualties2 = Unknown<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.8437634|N|88.3657193|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
}}<br />
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The '''siege of Dannemarksnagore''' took place in 1707 at the Danish colony of [[Dannemarksnagore]] in [[Bengal]], between the Danes and the Mughal [[subahdar]] of [[Bengal Subah|Bengal]], [[Azim-ush-Shan]]. <br />
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After owing money to local merchants, the Danish [[Factory (trading post)|factory]] of Dannemarksnagore in Bengal was besieged by the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Subahdar, Azim-ush-Shan, until the Danish governor, [[Jacob Panck]], gave gifts to Azim-ush-Shan, making him lift the siege and subsequently sign a ceasefire. <br />
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== Background ==<br />
{{Further|Johan Joachim Michelsen#Accounts and debt}}{{See also|Dano-Mughal Treaty}}<br />
The Danish [[Factory (trading post)|factory]] of [[Dannemarksnagore]] in [[Bengal Subah|Bengal]] was built following the [[Dano-Mughal War]] in 1699.{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=24}} The Factory was expanded in the 1700s with warehouses and a tall [[Curtain wall (fortification)|curtain wall]],{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=24}} and was supplied with money and resources from the Danish colony of [[Tranquebar]].{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=24}}{{Sfn|Larsen|1907|p=54}} However, the factory's initial governors were corrupt and practiced [[embezzlement]],{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|p=96}} causing economic difficulties in the colony.{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=24}} As such, when Governor [[Johan Joachim Michelsen]] died in 1706,{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|pp=92, 96}} he had left behind large debts to local merchants,{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|p=96}} which they now demanded that the <abbr>D.E.I.C.</abbr> should repay.{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}} Concurrently, the [[faujdar]] of [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] now demanded larger gifts from the Danes and raised the tariffs.{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}}<br />
[[File:Plan of Dannemarksnagore 5.png|left|thumb|240x240px|Plan of Dannemarksnagore from {{Circa|1720}} with the defensive bastion (22) at the top-right corner.]]<br />
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== Siege ==<br />
Subsequently, the governor, [[Jacob Panck]], started to fortify the factory, taking some Portuguese refugees in the [[Danish East India Company|Danish East India Company's]] service, before declining to repay Michelsen's debt until the colony got money from Tranquebar.{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}} Furthermore, he replaced a defensive earth [[bastion]] with a tall stone fortification, which he equipped with six cannons,{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}}{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|p=96}} and sought to put both personnel and the building in the best possible defensive state,{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}} despite the factory being in poor condition.{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|p=96}}<br />
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The Mughal [[subahdar]] of [[Bengal Subah|Bengal]], [[Azim-ush-Shan]], saw this as a dangerous escalation,{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}} and numerous other Danish wrongdoings now became relevant,{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|p=96}} prompting Azim-ush-Shan to initiate a siege of the factory.{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}}{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|p=96}} However, the siege was lifted after Governor Panck agreed to give him some gifts,{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}}{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|p=96}} and a ceasefire was established until further orders from Tranquebar reached the colony.{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|p=96}}<br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
{{Further|Christen Brun-Lundegaard#Early career|Jacob Panck#Governor of Dannemarksnagore}}<br />
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In August 1707,{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}} [[Christen Brun-Lundegaard]] came from Tranquebar with two [[Yacht|yachts]],{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|p=96}} carrying money and goods with him.{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}} Brun-Lundegaard began negotiating with Michelsen's creditors, while Panck used the new resources to improve the factory.{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=25}} Nevertheless, hostilities continued in the following years,{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=27}}{{Sfn|Larsen|1907|p=64}}{{Sfn|Nilsson|1968|p=42}}{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|pp=39–40}} eventually leading to a [[Evacuation of Dannemarknagore|Danish evacuation of the colony]] altogether in 1714.{{Sfn|Larsen|1908|p=27}}{{Sfn|Larsen|1940|pp=19, 72}}{{Sfn|Larsen|1907|p=64}}{{Sfn|Nilsson|1968|p=42, 70, 80}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* {{Annotated link|Siege of Tranquebar (1699)}}<br />
* {{Annotated link|Attack in Hooghly}}<br />
* {{Annotated link|Blockade of Porto Novo}}<br />
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== Notes and citations ==<br />
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=== Notes ===<br />
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=== Citations ===<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{Cite book |last=Larsen |first=Kay |author-link=Kay Larsen |url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/922667.pdf |title=Guvernører, residenter, kommandanter og chefer |publisher=Arthur Jensens Forlag |year=1940 |location=Copenhagen, Denmark |language=da |trans-title=Governors, Residents, Commanders and Chiefs |via=Danskernes Historie Online}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Larsen |first=Kay |title=De dansk-ostindiske koloniers historie – De Bengalske loger & Nikobarerne |publisher=Centralforlaget & Peter Hansens Forlag |year=1908 |volume=2 |location=Copenhagen, Denmark |language=da |trans-title=History of the Danish East Indian Colonies – The Bengali lodges & the Nicobar Islands |via=Danskernes Historie Online}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Larsen |first=Kay |title=De dansk-ostindiske koloniers historie – Trankebar |publisher=Centralforlaget |year=1907 |volume=1 |location=Copenhagen, Denmark |language=da |trans-title=History of the Danish East Indian Colonies – Tranquebar |via=Danskernes Historie Online}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Nilsson |first=Sten Åke |author-link=:sv:Sten Åke Nilsson |title=European Architecture in India, 1750–1850 |publisher=[[Faber & Faber]] |year=1968 |isbn=9780571082254 |edition=1st |location=London |pages=98 |language=en |translator-last=George |translator-first=Agnes |translator-last2=Zettersten |translator-first2=Elenore}}<br />
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