Loss of the St. Jacob

Loss of the St. Jacob
Part of the prelude to the Dano-Mughal War
East Indiamen in a Gale, by Charles Brooking
Date 1640 Location Bay of Bengal Result Mughal victory
Belligerents
Danish India	Bengal Subah
Commanders and leaders
Nicolaj Samson	Unknown local authority
Units involved
St Jacob	Unknown
Strength
1 ship	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 ship 33 men killed or drowned	None
Goods to the value of 150.000 Danish rigsdaler lost

The Loss of the St. Jacob (Danish: Tabet af St. Jacob), also referred to as the Seizure of the St. Jacob(beslaglæggelsen af St. Jacob), was a destruction and seizure of a Danish merchant ship, the St. Jacob, by local Bengali authorities. The loss and destruction of the ship and its crew, led to the Dano-Mughal War, which would last for 56 years.