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1 January 1812 14 November 1814 † Royalty Royal Danish Army [11] Crown Prince Christian of Denmark (1786–1848) 28 January 1812 20 January 1848 † Royalty
This led to the Gunboat War, in which Danish gunboats fought against the British navy until 1814, though major engagements ended after the last Danish frigate was captured by the Royal Navy at Lyngør in 1812. In 1809 Danish forces fighting on the French side participated in defeating the anti-Bonapartist German rebellion led by Ferdinand von ...
This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving the modern Kingdom of Denmark and predecessor states. Danish victory Danish defeat Another result * *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Denmark, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
After Sweden broke away, Denmark – until 1814 remaining united with Norway – again confronted Sweden in the Northern Seven Years' War (1563–70) and the Kalmar War (1611–13). Denmark was heavily involved in the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) on the side of the Protestants of the German lands.
Gorm the old’s conquest of Denmark [2] 936 Gorm becomes king of most of Denmark Christianization of Denmark: 960s Denmark officially converted to Christianity German–Danish war of 974: 974 Hedeby under German occupation from 974 to 981 Battle of Svolder: 1000 Division of Norway Cnut's invasion of England: 1016 England subjugated by Denmark
Denmark-Norway's attempt to remain neutral in the struggle between France and the United Kingdom and their respective allies early in the 19th century came to an end after the United Kingdom's pre-emptive naval actions of 1807, in which the entire Danish fleet was captured, the British operating under the possibility that Denmark-Norway was planning to join the Napoleonic Wars on the side of ...
During the First World War (1914–1918), Denmark maintained its neutrality.The position of neutrality was agreed to by all the major political parties. [1]Denmark maintained trade with both sides of the war, and was among several neutral countries that exported canned meat to the German army.
25 February – Carl Christian Hall, politician, Danish prime minister (died 1888) 8 March – Louis Gurlitt, painter (died 1897) 24 March – Carl Dahl, painter (died 1865) 25 May – Thorald Brendstrup, painter (died 1883) 29 August – Adolph Peter Adler, theologian (died 1869) 22 November – Johanne Luise Heiberg, actress (died 1890)