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The Swedish siege force consisted of 11 brigades and 16 squadrons comprising 4,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry and 50 cannons. [9] The Swedish fired over 200 heated shot a day into the city, and several large howitzers were brought to bombard the Danish capital, including the 300-pounder "Eric Hansson", earlier used in the siege of Kraków. [10]
The prolonged siege of Kronborg had cost the Swedes precious time, but the spoils taken were rich. The Swedes captured some 77 [9] [13] –80 cannons. [14] Among these cannons was the massive mortar Det Brandenburgska Lejonet. [15] Besides all of the weapons, the Swedes took over 34 tons of gunpowder and some 1,000 barrels of provisions.
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 siege of Copenhagen (Danish: Belejringen af København) or the Capture of Copenhagen (Danish: Overtagelsen af København), was a looting and siege of Copenhagen and Absalon's Castle in 1368 between Denmark and the Hanseatic League, during the Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370). The city was looted and Absalon's castle was destroyed.
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 Dano-Swedish War of 1658–1660 was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden, with the former backed by the Dutch Republic and Poland.It is known in Denmark as the Second Karl Gustav War (Danish: Anden Karl Gustav-krig), in Norway as Bjelkes Feud (Norwegian: Bjelkefeiden) in Sweden as Karl Gustav's Second Danish War (Swedish: Karl Gustavs andra danska krig), and in the Netherlands as the ...
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How Britain bombarded Copenhagen and seized the Danish Fleet in 1807, Sutton Publishing; Lord Chancellor (21 January 1808), "The Lords Commissioners' speech", Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), vol. 10, House of Lords, col. 1–32; Thomas Munch-Petersen (2007). Defying Napoleon: How Britain Bombarded Copenhagen and Seized the Danish Fleet in 1807 ...