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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.
The Battle of Copenhagen of 1801 (Danish: Slaget på Reden, meaning "the battle of the roadstead [of Copenhagen Harbour]"), also known as the First Battle of Copenhagen to distinguish it from the Second Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, was a naval battle in which a British fleet fought and defeated a smaller force of the Dano-Norwegian Navy ...
The British quickly initiated the siege of Copenhagen and minor skirmishes occurred south of the capital. On 29 August, a large force of the Danish Militia were also defeated at Køge by British forces under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley .
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
The Second Battle of Copenhagen (or the Bombardment of Copenhagen) (16 August – 5 September 1807) was a British preemptive attack on Copenhagen, targeting the civilian population in order to seize the Dano-Norwegian fleet.
However, the term is of less value in this regard, as Copenhagen was the scene of another battle six years earlier, when under similar circumstances the Royal Navy attacked a Danish fleet lying at anchor, sinking three Danish ships and capturing twelve. In the bombardment of 1807, the city itself was bombarded by the British Army to force the ...
The British government erected a joint monument to Mosse and a second naval hero, Edward Riou, who also fell in the Battle of Copenhagen, in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral in London. [2] It was sculpted by John Charles Felix Rossi. [3] The grave of his wife (d.1843) and children in Wickham, Hampshire also acts as his memorial.
The fort was an important part of the Danish line of defense during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. The fort also was engaged during the British attack on Copenhagen in 1807 . From 1818 to 1828 and in 1860, the fort was strongly enhanced, but its military significance diminished after the First World War .