Loss of the St. Jacob
Seizure of a Danish ship by Benglis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Loss of the St. Jacob (Danish: Tabet af St. Jacob) also referred to as the Seizure of St. Jacob was a destruction and seizure of the Danish merchant ship, 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.
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Loss of the St. Jacob | |||||||
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Part of the prelude to the Dano-Mughal War | |||||||
East Indiamen in a Gale, by Charles Brooking | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Danish India | |||||||
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 |
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