[1] As a result, Danish merchants in Tranquebar and Serampore sold their ships in order for them not to be seized by the British, and the colonies prepared for war.

[1] On the night of 8 May, a detachment from the British Fort William garrison, under the command of Colonel Dickson, proceeded from Barrackpore to the Danish settlement of Serampore (Frederiknagore.

[2][3] Thereby Serampore's capture was unattended by the consequences of a siege, and the British flag would be hoisted without a gun being fired.

[5] Immediately after, Colonel Dickson detached a party of sepoys under the command of Captain Morris to guard the place.

[2] However, the occupation did not last long, and in the following year, Britain would retreat from Danish India in coordination with the Treaty of Amiens.