| Surrender of Tranquebar | |||||||||
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| Part of the English Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 United Kingdom |
 Denmark-Norway | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
James Watson Thomas Caulfield |
Peter Hermanson  | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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14th Foot Regiment EIC's artillery HMS Russell HMS Monmouth |
Dansborg garrison HDMS Nancy HDMS Charlotte HDMS Sophia | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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8 merchantmen 2 ships 74 cannons | 3 ships | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| None | None | ||||||||
The Surrender of Tranquebar (Danish: Overgivelsen af Trankebar) or the Capture of Tranquebar (Danish: Overtagelsen af Trankebar) was a surrender of the capital of Danish India, Tranquebar, in 1808 to the British East India Company as a result of the English Wars. The capital would surrender almost immediately after the arrival of a British force.