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In September 1807, the Royal Navy bombarded Copenhagen, seizing the Danish fleet and assured use of the sea lanes in the North Sea and Baltic Sea for the British merchant fleet. A consequence of the attack was that Denmark did join the Continental System and the war on the side of France, but without a fleet it had little to offer.
- 15 August – 7 September 1807
- British victory, Danish navy surrendered to the United Kingdom
Sep 9, 2007 · The British bombed the Danish capital for a second time, on September 2nd, 1807. Richard Cavendish | Published in History Today Volume 57 Issue 9 September 2007 The British had shelled the Danish capital before, in 1801, but the second onslaught was even more devastating.
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Mar 2, 2024 · The Danish fleet surrendered to Britain after Copenhagen was bombarded. In early 1807, British leaders suspected that Napoleon might get control of the Russian fleet and then perhaps the Danish and Swedish ones, too—together a strong enough force to pose a new threat to Britain’s naval mastery.
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In August 1807 British troops invaded and occupied Zealand; in September British ships bombarded Copenhagen with grenades and incendiary bombs, destroying three-fourths of the city and killing thousands. Denmark, not prepared for war, was forced to capitulate, and the British expropriated the Danish fleet.
The Battle of Copenhagen. The Battle of Copenhagen in 1807 is the term used to describe the attack, which the British Navy implemented against the Danish capital after their invasion of Zealand. The Battle of Copenhagen was the result of Denmark and Norway’s support to Napoleon’s Continental Blockade, an arrangement which Denmark was forced ...
Battle of Copenhagen on 2nd April 1801 in the Napoleonic Wars: picture by C.A. Lorentzen. Ships’ crews of all nations were tough and disciplined. The British, with continual blockade service against France and Spain, were particularly well drilled. British captains were responsible for recruiting their ship’s crew.
Feb 1, 2018 · On 21 October 1807, the British fleet left Copenhagen for the United Kingdom but Denmark remained at war with them until 1814. There were attacks in Parliament on the government’s decision to invade and bombard a neutral country but Canning remained convinced that he had made the right decision.
