Willem Leyel's siege of Dansborg
Siege of Fort Dansborg, 1644 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other sieges on Dansborg, see Siege of Dansborg (disambiguation).
The Siege of Dansborg (Danish; Belejringen af Dansborg) alternatively the Siege of Fort Dansborg (Danish; Belejringen af Fort Dansborg) sometimes also referred to as Willem Leyel's siege of Dansborg (Danish; William Leyels belejring af Dansborg), was a siege initiated by traveler and seafarer, Willem (Danish; William) Leyel, against the men loyal to governor Bernt Pessart. The siege was concluded after the men at Dansborg opened the gates for Willem Leyel, surrendered, and accepted Leyel as the new governor.
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Part of Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart | |||||||
Modern-day picture of Fort Dansborg, India | |||||||
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![]() ![]() Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak Tranquebar | ||||||
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![]() ![]() Vijaya Raghava Nayak | ||||||
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35 men | 70 men | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown |
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