Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
Videos
The Battle of Copenhagen occurred between 16 August and 7 September 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. British forces bombarded the Danish capital of Copenhagen in order to capture or destroy the Royal
Copenhagen on fire by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1808
Bombardment of Copenhagen 1807; view from Valby Hill.
The English fleet off Copenhagen, by C.W. Eckersberg.
A so-called offermønt used for financing the rebuilding of a Danish fleet
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
Videos
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 Da
Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
…rise to the term to Copenhagenize as a reference to the pre-emptive seizure of a nation's fleet while it was anchored. Despite being defeated in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, Denmark–Norway still maintained a considerable navy. Most of the Royal Danish Army, led by the Crown Prince, was in 1807 defending Denmark's…
1806 painting of the battle
Where the Battle of Copenhagen harbour occurred in 1801, and where Roskildefjord is located. It could have been hazardous for the Royal Navy to sail into the fjord, which is very narrow
Sketch of the battle
The Battle of Copenhagen. Painting by Christian Mølsted. (view from a floating battery)