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naval engagement, early modern

Capture of the ship The Bengali Prize

Capture of the ship The Bengali Prize was a naval engagement fought in 1642 in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Dano-Mughal War, which ran from 1642 to 1698. The recorded result: Danish victory.

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Fought1642
WhereIndia20.117N, 85.833E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeDanish victory
BelligerentsDanish IndiaagainstMughal Empire; Bengal Subah
Part ofDano-Mughal War1642 to 1698

Where it sits in the Dano-Mughal War

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7 placed engagements of the Dano-Mughal War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1642 (year precision)
PlaceIndia
20.117N, 85.833E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength2 ships; Unknown no. of men
Commanders
  • Bernt Pessart
Capture of the ship The Bengali PrizeCapture of the ship The Bengali PrizeBhubaneswarCuttackBrahmapur100 km20.117N, 85.833E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Capture of the ship The Bengali Prize 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 Q128988957, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Den Bengalske Prise, revision 1383153680, 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.