Battle of Copenhagen

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battle of the Napoleonic Wars naval battle

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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)	5
Bombardment of Copenhagen	1
British attack on the Danish fleet in 1807 (Second Battle of Copenhagen)	1
First Battle of Copenhagen	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Copenhagen ⓘ surface form: First Battle of Copenhagen
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ 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
result	British victory ⓘ
significance	enhanced Horatio Nelson’s reputation ⓘ 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 ⓘ surface form: North Sea and Baltic naval theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
weaponUsed	ship-of-the-line broadsides ⓘ shore-based artillery ⓘ
year	1801 ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Copenhagen → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Copenhagen ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

this entity surface form: First Battle of Copenhagen

HMS Vanguard → battle → Battle of Copenhagen ⓘ

Battle of Copenhagen → followedBy → Battle of Copenhagen self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

this entity surface form: British attack on the Danish fleet in 1807 (Second Battle of Copenhagen)

Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London → hasReliefPanel → Battle of Copenhagen ⓘ

subject surface form: Nelson's Column

Horatio Nelson → notableBattle → Battle of Copenhagen ⓘ

Thomas Foley → notableBattle → Battle of Copenhagen ⓘ

HMS Minotaur → notableEngagement → Battle of Copenhagen ⓘ