| Conflict between William Leyel and Bernt Pessart | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Pessart loyalist |
 Leyel loyalist Dutch Coromandel English Madras Portuguese CaricalSupported by: Thanjavur Nayak | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Bernt Pessart † Jacob Stackenborg Niels Andersen Frantz Erkmand  Michel Evertsen Peter de Sivart Marten Jansen |
Willem Leyel Claus Rytter Herman Clausen Jørgen Hansen Anthony Diemen Francis Day Antonio Pacheco Vijaya Raghava Nayak | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Dend gode Haab Dansborg garrison Den store Charluppe |
Valby Christianshavn Christian | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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~51 1 ship 1 barge Multiple guns |
70 men 3 ships 1 longboat 3 guns | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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1 ship Unknown amount of men | Negligible | ||||||||
The Conflict between William Leyel and Bernt Pessart (Danish; Conflikten mellem Leyel og Pessart) refers to the tensions and minor civil war between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart over the governorship of Tranquebar and the Danish East India Company. The conflict led to the escape of Bernt Pessart, and the command at Tranquebar accepted Willem Leyel as governor of Danish India.