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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.
English: "De slag om Kopenhagen" (The Battle of Copenhagen, 1807 ). Present location of the painting is at the British embassy in Copenhagen. Present location of the painting is at the British embassy in Copenhagen.
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 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.
6 May – Mozart's Don Juan is performed in Copenhagen for the first time, with Édouard Du Puy in the title role. [2] 29 August – The Battle of Køge, also known as the 'Clogs Battle', between British troops besieging Copenhagen and Danish militia raised on Zealand ends in British victory. 16 August – British troops land at Vedbæk.
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 gift was sent on a ship in 1807 and intended for Copenhagen, Denmark. It never arrived. Instead, the unopened package ended up in an archive in London, the U.K.’s National Archives said in a ...
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. [18] [20] [23] The British landed 30,000 man and surrounded Copenhagen.