naval engagement, early modern

Action off Pipli River

Name: Action off Pipli River
Start: 1644-01-21
Location: Subarnarekha River, India

Action off Pipli River was a naval engagement fought on 21 January 1644 at Subarnarekha River, in what is now India. It was part of the Dano-Mughal War, which ran from 1642 to 1698. The recorded result: Danish victory.

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Fought21 January 1644

WhereSubarnarekha River, India21.555N, 87.392E

OutcomeDanish victory

BelligerentsDanish IndiaagainstMughal Empire; Bengal Subah

Part ofDano-Mughal War1642 to 1698

Where it sits in the Dano-Mughal War

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

Record

Date	21 January 1644
Place	Subarnarekha River, India 21.555N, 87.392E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	1 ship; Unknown no. of men
Commanders	Willem Leyel

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Skirmish at Pipli 1640, 5.8 km W
Battle of Tukaroi 1575, 48 km N
Siege of Calcutta 1756, 147 km NE
Siege of Bankibazar 1744, 171 km NE
Siege of Dannemarksnagore 1707, 175 km NE

In the same war

Before: Skirmish of Narsapur Road 1643
After: Capture of Den Lille Elefant 1644
All 7 engagements of Dano-Mughal War

Elsewhere in 1644

Action off Pipli River 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 Q140628708, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action off Pipli River, revision 1383153883, 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.