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The Second Battle of Copenhagen (or the Bombardment of Copenhagen) (16 August – 7 September 1807) was a British bombardment of the Danish capital, Copenhagen, in order to capture or destroy the Dano-Norwegian fleet during the Napoleonic Wars.
Siege of Copenhagen may refer to: Siege of Copenhagen (1368) Siege of Copenhagen (1658) Battle of Copenhagen (1807), in which Copenhagen was also besieged; See also
The Gunboat War (Danish: Kanonbådskrigen, Norwegian: Kanonbåtkrigen, Swedish: Kanonbåtskriget; 1807–1814) was a naval conflict between Denmark–Norway and Great Britain supported by Sweden during the Napoleonic Wars. The war's name is derived from the Danish tactic of employing small gunboats against the materially superior Royal Navy.
Siege of Steinvikholm Castle (1537) Siege of Hamar (1537) Kalmar War (1611–13) Battle of Kringen (1612) Hannibal controversy (1643–45) Battle of Bysjön (1644) Battle of Frösöen (1644) Battle of Vänersborg (1644) Battle of Vänersborg (1645) Dano-Swedish Wars (1657–58, 1658–60) Battle of Frösöen (1657) Battle of Eda (1658) Battle ...
Assault on Copenhagen (1659) S. Siege of Copenhagen (1658) This page was last edited on 22 February 2024, at 21:21 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
When a British expeditionary force bombarded Copenhagen in 1807 in order to take control of the Danish navy, thus denying it to nascent French plans to invade Britain, the city suffered great damage and hundreds of people were killed. The main reason for the extensive devastation was that Copenhagen relied on an old defence line rendered ...
Assault on Copenhagen (1659), a major battle during the Second Northern War, taking place during the siege of Copenhagen by the Swedish army. Battle of Copenhagen (1801), a naval battle between a British fleet and the Dano-Norwegian Navy; Battle of Copenhagen (1807), a British bombardment of Copenhagen to capture or destroy the Dano-Norwegian fleet
Alacrity was commissioned in February 1807 under Commander William Croft for the Baltic Station. [2] On 22 August Alacrity and Sybille captured the Danish merchant vessel Elizabeth. [3] She was then at the siege of Copenhagen. In September, Commander Nisbit Palmer assumed command, [2] replacing Croft, who received promotion to post-captain in ...