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The Balasore Road Campaign (Balasore Rede Kampangen), or the Battle of Balasore Road (Slaget ved Balasore Rede), was a military campaign in 1673 conducted by the Danish commander, Werner Friis, against the Mughals to reestablish lost trading privileges at Balasore and Odisha. The campaign was a clear success for the Danish East India Company, and the Danish factory at Balasore was reestablished.

Background
During the regime of the second governor of Tranquebar, Roland Crappé, the Danish East India Company established a factory and trading post at Balasore in Bengal. The factory would operate until 1643/1644 when it was demolished by the Mughal governor of Balasore, Malik Beg, as a result of the newly declared Dano-Mughal War.

Campaign
In 1672, Frederick III of Denmark sent the 16-gunned frigate Mageløs, together with one sloop, to Tranquebar, under the leadership of Werner Friis to negotiate a peace treaty with the Bengalis. Friis would, on behalf of Frederick III negotiate with Malik Qasim, the governor of Hooghly and Bala