Battle of Køge

When

29 Aug 1807

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

55.46° N, 12.18° E

Description

1807 British-Danish battle

1807 battle of the Gunboat War

The Battle of Køge was fought on 29 August 1807 between British troops besieging Copenhagen and Danish militia raised on Sjælland as part of the Gunboat War. It ended in a British victory and is also known as 'Træskoslaget' or 'the Clogs Battle', since many of the Danish militiamen threw their heavy wooden clogs away when they were fleeing.

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