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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 next year (1807) he commanded his 6-pr. light brigade on the Expedition to Copenhagen under the overall command of Sir Arthur Wellesley and Major General Thomas Blomefield in command of the Royal Artillery contingent, and took part in the investment and siege of Copenhagen. [7]
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
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 ...
An illustration of the bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807. Copenhagenization is an expression which was coined in the early nineteenth century, and has seen occasional use since. The expression refers to a decisive blow delivered to a foreign navy while it is still anchored at port in its home nation.
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
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 ...
Kastellet was part of the defence of Copenhagen against the United Kingdom in the Battle of Copenhagen (1807 ... of a siege, and could when full feed the 1,800 men of ...