What the records say
- When
- 9 Jun 1808
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 55.63° N, 12.77° E
- Description
- 1808 battle of the Gunboat War
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Saltholm
1808 battle of the Gunboat War
The Battle of Saltholm was fought on 9 June 1808 during the Gunboat War. Danish and Norwegian ships attacked a British convoy off the island of Saltholm in Øresund Strait near Copenhagen. A convoy of 70 British merchant vessels left Malmö under the escort of three Royal Navy brigs and one bomb vessel. The brigs were HMS Turbulent of 12 guns, the 14-gun Piercer and the 12-gun HMS Charger. The bomb was HMS Thunder.
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