Danish rescue mission to Pipli

Danish rescue mission to Pipli
Part of the Dano-Mughal War
A view of a settlement in the Hooghly River, by Thomas Daniell in 1804.
Date Mid-1640s Location Pipli, Bengal Subah (present-day India) 22°56′53″N 88°53′04″E / 22.948145°N 88.884532°E / 22.948145; 88.884532 Result Danish victory
Belligerents
Danish India	Mughal Empire Supported by: Dutch Bengal
Commanders and leaders
Poul Nielsen Carsten Ludvigsen	Unknown governor
Units involved
Christianshavn	Local guards Lis[1]
Strength
17 men	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 wounded	"Some" guards killed[1]

The Danish rescue mission to Pipli (Danish: Den danske redningsaktion til Pipli, also called Pipili) refers to a rescue mission by the Danish East India Company to rescue, then recently, imprisoned Danes from Mughal imprisonment at the trading station of Pipely. The mission was successful and the six imprisoned Danes were freed. The mission can also be referred to as the Mission to pipli.