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Siege of Tranquebar

Siege of Tranquebar was a siege conducted in 1699 at Tharangambadi, in what is now India. The recorded result: Anglo-Danish victory. Recorded strength: +200 men against 20,000–30,000 men.

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Fought1699
WhereTharangambadi, India11.029N, 79.849E
OutcomeAnglo-Danish victory
BelligerentsDanish India; English IndiaagainstThanjavur Maratha; Supported by: Dutch India
Casualties and losses<66 (during sortie)andHeavy

Record

Date1699 (year precision)
PlaceTharangambadi, India
11.029N, 79.849E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeThanjavurian army retreats from Tranquebar
Strength+200 men20,000–30,000 men
Casualties and losses<66 (during sortie)Heavy
Commanders
  • Claus Vogdt
  • Thomas Pitt
  • Shahuji I
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1644 and 1699.

Elsewhere in 1699

Siege of Tranquebar is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q127273254, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tranquebar (1699), revision 1370745976, 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.