| Capture of Serampore | |||||||||
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| Part of the English Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 United Kingdom |
 Denmark-Norway | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Dickson Shawe Armstrong Morris |
Ole Bie   Unknown captain | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Fort William garrison HMS Norway |
Serampore garrison HDMS Norge HDMS Charlotte | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown |
44 men 1 ship | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| None | 1 ship | ||||||||
The Capture of Serampore (Danish: Overtagelsen af Serampore), alternatively the Capture of Frederiknagore (Danish: Overtagelsen af Frederiknagore), was a British capture of the Danish colony of Serampore (Frederiknagore) on 8 May 1801 during the English Wars. The British met no resistance, and could subsequently quickly capture the settlement.