Siege of Tranquebar (1699)

Siege of Tranquebar
Map of fortified Tranquebar drawn by Governor Peter Anker, 1798
Date 1699 Location Tranquebar, Danish India (present-day India) 11°1′45″N 79°50′58″E / 11.02917°N 79.84944°E / 11.02917; 79.84944 Result Anglo-Danish victory Territorial changes Thanjavurian army retreats from Tranquebar
Belligerents
Danish India English India	Thanjavur Maratha Supported by: Dutch India[1]
Commanders and leaders
Claus Vogdt Thomas Pitt Unk. captain (WIA)	Shahuji I
Units involved
Dansborg garrison English relief force	Whole army
Strength
+200 men	20,000–30,000 men
Casualties and losses
<66 (during sortie)[2]	Heavy

The siege of Tranquebar (Danish: Belejringen af Tranquebar) was a siege of the Danish colony of Tranquebar by Shahuji I of the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom in 1699. Despite the dire situation of the besieged Danes, the English at Madras came to relieve the Danes, and the Thanjavurians would eventually retreat.