battle, early modern
Attack in Hooghly
Attack in Hooghly was a battle fought in 1671 at Hooghly, in what is now India. It was part of the Dano-Mughal War, which ran from 1642 to 1698. The recorded result: Danish victory. Recorded strength: Multiple ships against 2 ships.
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Where it sits in the Dano-Mughal War
Record
| Date | 1671 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Hooghly, India 22.900N, 88.390E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | Multiple ships | 2 ships |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 2 ships destroyed |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Chinsurah 1759, same recorded site
- Siege of Hooghly 1632, same recorded site
- Battle of Bedara 1759, same recorded site
- Battle of Chandannagar 1757, 5.0 km S
- Siege of Dannemarksnagore 1707, 6.7 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1632 and 1759.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Balasore 1647
- All 7 engagements of Dano-Mughal War
Elsewhere in 1671
- Battle of Saraighat India
- Battle of Kalnik Ukraine
- Battle of Pungo Andongo Angola
- Battle of Bracław Ukraine
- Battle of Mata Asnillos Panama
Attack in Hooghly is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125881454, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Attack in Hooghly, revision 1370429371, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.