Battle of Copenhagen
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The Battle of Copenhagen was a major 1801 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which the British fleet, led in part by Admiral Horatio Nelson, attacked the Danish-Norwegian defenses to break their alliance with France.
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Target entity: Battle of Copenhagen Context triple: [Horatio Nelson, notableBattle, Battle of Copenhagen]
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Battle of Drøbak Sound
The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a World War II naval engagement in April 1940 in which Norwegian coastal defenses famously sank the German heavy cruiser Blücher during Germany’s invasion of Norway.
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Battle of Hamburg
The Battle of Hamburg, also known as Operation Gomorrah, was a devastating series of Allied air raids in 1943 that largely destroyed the German city and caused a catastrophic firestorm.
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Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was a major engagement of the Scanian War in 1677, in which Swedish forces under King Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army near Landskrona in southern Sweden.
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Battle of Nieuwpoort
The Battle of Nieuwpoort was a 1600 clash near the Flemish coast in which Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeated the Spanish army, marking a notable tactical victory during the Eighty Years' War.
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Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Copenhagen Target entity description: The Battle of Copenhagen was a major 1801 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which the British fleet, led in part by Admiral Horatio Nelson, attacked the Danish-Norwegian defenses to break their alliance with France.
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A.
Battle of Drøbak Sound
The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a World War II naval engagement in April 1940 in which Norwegian coastal defenses famously sank the German heavy cruiser Blücher during Germany’s invasion of Norway.
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B.
Battle of Hamburg
The Battle of Hamburg, also known as Operation Gomorrah, was a devastating series of Allied air raids in 1943 that largely destroyed the German city and caused a catastrophic firestorm.
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C.
Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was a major engagement of the Scanian War in 1677, in which Swedish forces under King Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army near Landskrona in southern Sweden.
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D.
Battle of Nieuwpoort
The Battle of Nieuwpoort was a 1600 clash near the Flemish coast in which Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeated the Spanish army, marking a notable tactical victory during the Eighty Years' War.
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E.
Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Napoleonic Wars
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Copenhagen
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surface form:
First Battle of Copenhagen
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| belligerent |
Denmark–Norway
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Danish casualties
ⓘ
significant British casualties ⓘ |
| cause |
British opposition to armed neutrality policies
ⓘ
formation of the Second League of Armed Neutrality ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
British fleet of ships of the line, frigates, and smaller vessels
ⓘ
Danish–Norwegian line of battle ships, floating batteries, and shore batteries ⓘ |
| commander |
Frederick VI of Denmark
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederik Vilhelm, Crown Prince of Denmark
Horatio Nelson ⓘ Hyde Parker ⓘ Olfert Fischer ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Denmark–Norway
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 2 April 1801 ⓘ |
| defensiveStructure |
Danish floating batteries
ⓘ
shore fortifications around Copenhagen ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Copenhagen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
British attack on the Danish fleet in 1807 (Second Battle of Copenhagen)
|
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Copenhagen
ⓘ
surface form:
Copenhagen, Denmark
Øresund ⓘ |
| navalPower |
Danish Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Danish–Norwegian Navy
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Nelson allegedly put his telescope to his blind eye to ignore a signal to withdraw ⓘ |
| objective |
to break the Danish–Norwegian alliance with France
ⓘ
to neutralize the Danish fleet ⓘ |
| outcome |
Danish fleet largely neutralized
ⓘ
temporary armistice between Britain and Denmark–Norway ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | formation of the Second League of Armed Neutrality (1800) ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Second League of Armed Neutrality ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
George III of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
King George III of the United Kingdom
Paul I of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar Paul I of Russia
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| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
enhanced Horatio Nelson’s reputation
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weakened the Second League of Armed Neutrality ⓘ |
| tactic | British ships sailed close inshore to engage Danish line and batteries ⓘ |
| theatre |
North Sea theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
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surface form:
North Sea and Baltic naval theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
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| weaponUsed |
ship-of-the-line broadsides
ⓘ
shore-based artillery ⓘ |
| year | 1801 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Copenhagen Description of subject: The Battle of Copenhagen was a major 1801 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which the British fleet, led in part by Admiral Horatio Nelson, attacked the Danish-Norwegian defenses to break their alliance with France.
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