Capture of Serampore (1801)
Capture of Serampore (1801)
During the English Wars, the British captured the Danish settlement of Serampore (Frederiknagore) in Danish India on 8 May 1801. Tensions between Denmark–Norway and Britain had risen, and Danish merchants prepared for conflict.
A detachment from the British Fort William garrison at Barrackpore, led by Colonel Dickson, moved to Serampore. Danish governor Ole Bie was awakened by a British demand for surrender. With only 44 Danish guards and one ship, he could not resist, and Serampore surrendered without a battle. A small group of British sepoys under Captain Morris was left to guard the town.
The occupation was brief. In 1802, Britain withdrew from Danish India under the Treaty of Amiens.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 18:56 (CET).