Affair of Porto Novo (1733)

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

Battle facts

• Year: 1733
• Date: 20 October 1733
• 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: Several captured (Swedish East India Company)
• Outcome: Anglo–French victory
• Coordinates: 11.490°, 79.760°

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Sources

Wikipedia article on Affair of Porto Novo · Wikidata entry