Admiral Steen Andersen Bille was a Danish naval officer. A member of the Bille family, he rose to the rank of admiral and became a privy counselor during the period of Denmark-Norway's policy of "arme
Portrait of Bille
The action of 16 May 1797, where Bille fought an inconclusive action
Ernst Peymann saying his goodbye to Bille at the Nordre Toldbod as the latter sets out to attack the British navy on 17 August 1807
Frederikke Vilhelmine Bille
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
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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
Steen Andersen Bille (1751–1833)
…early in 1801, just as war was about to break out again between Tunis and Denmark-Norway. On return to Denmark in 1801, Bille was again in action in the Battle of Copenhagen. His position was on the left, i.e. northern, end of the line, which included the ships-of-the-line Danmark and Trekroner, the frigate Iris, brigs…
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)