Capture of the ship The Bengali Prize

Capture of The Bengali Prize
Part of the Dano-Mughal War
A large Bengali vessel, by Frans Balthazar Solvyns
Date Late 1642 Location Off Pipley, Bay of Bengal Result Danish victory
Belligerents
Danish India	Mughal Empire Bengal Subah
Commanders and leaders
Bernt Pessart	Shah Jahan[a]
Units involved
Fortuna Valby	Bengali Prize[b]
Strength
2 ships	1 ship
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1 ship

The Capture of The Bengali Prize (Danish: Kapre af den bengalske prise), or the Seizure of The Bengali Prize, was a Danish capture and seizure of a larger Bengali vessel in late 1642 in the Bay of Bengal. The capture is known to be the first confrontation of the Dano-Mughal War, after the formal declaration of war.
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