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#''A History of India'' (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear p.68 <references />
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==History==
The Danish East India Company was established in 1616 and a Danish settlement was established at [[Tranquebar]] in 1620. There was also a Danish settlement at [[Serampore]] near [[Calcutta]]. These settlements were more important for the missionary activities carried on there than for commerce. They were perhaps the first perceptable cultural impingement of the Protestant West on India.<supref>[[References|1]]''A History of India'' (Volume Two) (1978) by Percival Spear p.68 </supref>
In June, 1801 the Danish were defeated at Tranquebar by the [[94th Regiment of Foot|Scots Brigade]] and in 1845 the whole Danish colony was sold to England. This ended the Danish presence in India.
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