Battle of Copenhagen

When

2 Apr 1801

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

55.70° N, 12.61° E

Description

battle between British and Dano–Norwegian navies (1801)

Naval

yes

1801 battle of the War of the Second Coalition and the English Wars

In the Battle of Copenhagen, also known as the First Battle of Copenhagen to distinguish it from the Second Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, a British naval fleet defeated a smaller force of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy anchored near Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. The battle came about over British fears that the powerful Danish fleet would ally with France, and a breakdown in diplomatic communications on both sides.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of the Second Coalition: First Battle of Copenhagen – The British Royal Navy, under Admiral Sir Hyde Parker”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Seeschlacht von Kopenhagen zwingt Großbritannien Dänemark durch die Vernichtung der im Hafen liegenden dänischen Flotte zum Austritt aus der Liga der…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l'amiral britannique Horatio Nelson défait la flotte danoise à Copenhague”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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