Surrender of Tranquebar

1808 CE.

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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 surrendered almost immediately after the arrival of a British force.

Text from the Wikipedia article Surrender of Tranquebar (1808), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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