Affair of Porto Novo (1733 AD)

Affair of Porto Novo (East India Company & French Indies Company vs Swedish East India Company) took place in 1733 AD during the European colonisation of India.

Battle facts

• Year: 1733 AD
• Date: 1733-10-20
• Era: Early Modern
• Conflict: the European colonisation of India
• Side A: East India Company, French Indies Company
• Side B: Swedish East India Company
• Commanders (A): George Morton Pitt, Pierre Christoph Le Noir
• Commanders (B): Petter von Utfall
• Casualties: approx. UnknownSeveral captured
• Outcome: Anglo–French victory
• Coordinates: 11.490°, 79.760°

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