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  Battle of Copenhagen (1801) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Copenhagen, as painted by Nicholas Pocock.
The naval Battle of Copenhagen (Danish: Slaget på Reden) was fought on April 2, 1801 by a British fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, against a Danish-Norwegian fleet anchored just off Copenhagen.
Denmark-Norway succeeded in defending Copenhagen and its navy, though Nelson's later threat during the post-battle negotiations to use his undamaged bomb vessels to attack the city demonstrates that this was not a complete success.
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 Copenhagen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Copenhagen is home to the national parliament, government, and monarchy, which are all situated in the heart of the city.
Copenhagen faces to the east the Øresund, the strait of water that separates Denmark from Sweden, and that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
Copenhagen is also a part of the Øresund region, which consists of the eastern part of Zealand island in Denmark and the western part of Skåne in Sweden.
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 COPENHAGEN - LoveToKnow Article on COPENHAGEN
Among the hospitals of Copenhagen, besides many modern institutions, there may be mentioned Fredericks hospital, erected in 1752-1757 by Frederick V., the Communal Hospital, erected in 1859-1863, on the eastern side of the Sortedamss, the general hospital in Ameliegade, founded in 1769, and the garrison hospital, in Rigensgade, established in 1816 by Frederick VI.
Copenhagen is by far the most important commercial town in Denmark, and exemplifies the steady increase in the trade of the country.
Copenhagen lies on the east side of the island of Zealand; opposite it is the shoal known as the Middle Ground.
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 Copenhagen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1801 a British fleet under Lord Nelson fought a major battle, the Battle of Copenhagen, with the Danish navy in Copenhagen harbour.
Copenhagen faces the Øresund, the strait of water that separates Denmark from Sweden, and that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
Copenhagen is also a part of the Øresund region, which consists of Eastern Zealand and Western Scania (in Sweden), and has a population of 2.8 million people.
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 History of Copenhagen
Several decades later, Copenhagen had turned its attention away from the atrocities of war and was concentrating on the cultural revolution that was daubing, scribbling and philosophising its way across the country.
Copenhagen City was founded by Bishop Absalon (1128-1201), who was at that time adviser of King Valdemar I, and the archbishop of Roskilde, which was the capital of Denmark in the 12th century.
Copenhagen became the royal capital of Denmark in 1416, and during the reign of the great builder King Christian IV (1588-1648), many remarkable buildings were constructed like Rosenborg Castle, The Round Tower and The Old Stock Exchange.
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 Encyclopedia: University of Copenhagen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The University of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Universitet) is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479 as the first university in Denmark.
The British fleet, under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson bombarded Copenhagen in 1801, during the Battle of Copenhagen destroying most of the university's buildings.
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Copenhagen guide This web-site will provide useful information about Copenhagen that can be handy when visiting the Danish Capital.
Private lodging near Copenhagen Rent a mini apartment in a villa north of Copenhagen on a daily/weekly basis.
Old bataille, bataile, French bataille battle, OF., battle, battalion, from Latin battalia, battualia, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, from batuere to strike, beat.
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 Copenhagen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Copenhagen (København in Danish) is the capital of Denmark.
Copenhagen faces the Øresund, the strait of water that seperates Denmark from Sweden and connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
Copenhagen is across from the Swedish towns of Malmö and Landskrona.
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 Battle of Copenhagen (1807) - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The second Battle of Copenhagen, which lasted from 16 August to 5 September 1807, was, like the first battle of Copenhagen, an attack by the British on the Danish capital of Copenhagen.
At this time most of the Danish army under the Crown Prince was defending the southern border against possible attack from the French, thus the defence of Copenhagen was extremely limited.
British troops commanded by General Wellesley defeated weak Danish forces near the town of Køge, south of Copenhagen.
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 Copenhagen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
An even larger Metropolitan region is known as Hovedstadsregionen, consists of the Municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg and the counties of Copenhagen, Frederiksborg and Roskilde.
Copenhagen is also a part of the Øresund region, consisting of Eastern Zealand and Western Scania (in Sweden), and has a population of 2.8 million people.
Copenhagen offers a great variety of fine restaurants and modest eateries which are all delicious witnesses to the Danish passion for good food.
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 Encyclopedia: Battle of Copenhagen (1801)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Image File history File links Battle of Copenhagen (1801), by Nicholas Pocock File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
Pococks birds-eye-view painting of the Battle of Copenhagen (1801).
Bomb vessels attacking Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore A bomb ketch, bomb vessel, bomb ship, or simply bomb was a type of wooden sailing naval ship.
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Copenhagen, Battle of, naval engagement fought on April 2, 1801, between a British naval squadron and the Danish fleet in the harbor of Copenhagen,...
In 1801 Nelson became a vice admiral, but in spite of his rank he accepted service under Sir Hyde Parker when the latter was placed in command of the...
Copenhagen was a fishing village until the middle of the 12th century; it grew in importance after coming into the possession of Bishop Absalon, who...
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 Printable - Car Hire Copenhagen, Denmark - Rent a Car in Denmark from The Car Hire Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The central area of Copenhagen is therefore characterised by 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century architecture — buildings constructed on the foundations of the medieval streets.
Copenhagen is also, arguably, the greenest capital in Europe — much of the centre is reserved for pedestrians, strict anti-pollution laws are enforced and bikes often outnumber cars on the streets.
The citizens of Copenhagen seem justifiably proud of their attractive, well-kept city and enjoy a quality of life that they are keen to share with visitors from other countries.
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 AllRefer.com - Copenhagen, Scandinavia (Scandinavian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Copenhagen is the seat of a university (1479), a technical university (1829), an engineering college (1957), a music academy (1867), an economics and business administration school (1917), and a college of veterinary science and agriculture (1856).
Frederiksberg and Gentofte are Copenhagen's largest suburbs and, although independent, are intimately tied to the city.
Frederiksberg is the seat of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain factory (1651), a palace, and a zoological garden.
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 Battle of Copenhagen : Horatio Nelson : Denmark : Royal Navy : Napoleonic Wars : Napoleon Guide :
When Denmark refused to leave the Armed Neutrality of the North Coalition, the Royal Navy moved to deprive the enemy of the Danish fleet.
The Danes had 18 ships in Copenhagen harbour, protected by a 66-gun battery and a wide area of shoals that made navigation difficult.
The British forces had 26 line of battle ships, seven frigates and a number of smaller craft.
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 AllRefer.com - Copenhagen, battle of (Wars And Battles) - Encyclopedia
Copenhagen, battle of, 1801, an important incident of the French Revolutionary Wars.
On Apr. 2, 1801, Nelson attacked the Danish fleet at the roadsteads of Copenhagen.
During the battle he deliberately fixed the telescope to his blind eye, thus ignoring Parker's signal to discontinue action, and destroyed the Danish fleet after a hard battle.
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 Battle of Copenhagen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801: Vice Admiral Lord Nelson's official report to Admiral Sir Hyde Parker
Yesterday morning I made the signal for the Squadron to weigh and to engage the Danish line, consisting of six sail of the Line, eleven floating batteries, mounting from twenty-six twenty-four pounders to eighteen eighteen pounders and one Bomb-ship, besides Schooner Gun-Vessels.
The other seventeen sail are sunk, burnt, or taken, being the whole of the Danish line to the southward of the Crown Islands, after a battle of four hours.
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 Battle Of Copenhagen 1801   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
For example, at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1803, he...
The Battle of Copenhagen (danish: "Slaget på Reden", Battle at Reden) was a naval battle fought on 2 April 1801 by a British fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, against a Danish fleet anchored just off Copenhagen.
The battle was due to multiple failures of diplomacy in the latter half of 1800 and the beginning of 1801; an Armed Neutrality of the Scandinavian countries and Russia, in combination with Napoleon's domination of the European continent, was perceived by Great Britain as a serious threat to her existence.
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 Holmen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
These events touched all Copenhageners and revealed with horrifying grimness the dangers of having placed the berth of the navy as well as the country’s largest dockyard in the middle of the capital.
Copenhagen had thrown its sons before the English lion and it had devoured them with ravenous appetite.
Without encountering any resistance the English landed a large force north of Copenhagen and in surprisingly short time the city was caught in an iron grip.
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 Copenhagen
Copenhagen, battle of - Copenhagen, battle of, 1801, an important incident of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Copenhagen: History - History Copenhagen was a trading and fishing center by the early 11th cent.
Copenhagen: Points of Interest - Points of Interest The inner harbor of Copenhagen is the channel that divides Sjælland and...
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 Golden Days in Copenhagen 2004 - Festival 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Although the style was international, it was eminently featured in Copenhagen, which may be due to the fact that Neoclassical Copenhagen rose from the ashes of the three great fires of 1794, 1795 and 1807.
Harsdorff’s Neoclassical façade décor set the standards for the reconstruction of Copenhagen following the devastating fires, and C.F. Hansen influenced the Italianate colours and classical idiom of the times following the bombardment of the city by the British in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807.
His exceptional talent is most evident in the reconstruction of Christiansborg Palace, of which the Christiansborg Palace Church is the only remaining structure, and the reconstructed Copenhagen Cathedral, the Church of our Lady, on the ruins of the medieval cathedral destroyed during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807.
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 The Battle of Copenhagen: 2 April 1801   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This naval battle was oneof a series that was fought during the wars against France between 1793 and 1805, culminating in the Battle of Trafalgar.
The harbour, arsenal and docks of Copenhagen lay in the city of Copenhagen itself, the entrance being guarded by the formidable Trekroner Battery.
It is said that at this point of the battle, Nelson put his telescope to his blind eye, saying ‘I really do not see the signal!’ He kept his own signal flying for closer action and the ships of the line all obeyed him and ignored the Commander-in-Chief.
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 Denmark. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Copenhagen is Denmark’s capital, largest city, and chief industrial center.
Denmark was involved in numerous wars with Sweden and other neighbors; the participation of Christian IV (reigned 1588–1648) in the Thirty Years War (1618–48) and the wars of Frederick III (reigned 1648–70) with Sweden caused Denmark to lose its hegemony in the north to Sweden.
In the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Denmark, having sided with Napoleon I, was twice attacked by England (see Copenhagen, battle of; Copenhagen).
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 Copenhagen
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Copenhagen (April 2001), Langton Miniatures are producing new models of ships and ancillary items.
Copenhagen: There were several 60 gun vessels at the battle.
Copenhagen: There were two 40 guns at the battle, both fully rigged.
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 Battle Of Copenhagen Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 SIR THOMAS FOLEY - LoveToKnow Article on SIR THOMAS FOLEY
She led the squadron round the French van, and this mancauvre contributed not a little to the result of the day.
The Elephant carried Nelsons flag at the battle of Copenhagen, and her captain acted as his chief-of-staff.
From 1808 to i8i5 he commanded in the Downs and at the peace was made K.C.B. Sir Thomas Foley rose to be full admiral and G. He died while commanding in chief at Portsmouth in 1833.
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 > Copenhagen abcworld.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Copenhagen was founded around year 1000 by Sweyn I Forkbeard and his son Canute the Great (Knud den Store).
Another hindrance to the integration of the region is the lack of a commonly acceptable currency throughout the area.
It is still difficult to pay with either nation's currency in the other country, with the exceptions of Copenhagen and Malmö, where it's possible to use either DKK or SEK in a growing number of shops, restaurants, etc.
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En route to this climactic battle, Drinkwater contends with Navy politics, a cowardly flguard of a purser, his own fugitive brother and, not least, the Danish artillery.
Describes the circumstances surrounding the action at Copenhagen in 1801 (not the lesser-known debacle in 1807, told in Mr.
The Battle of Copenhagen and the related politics are described in some detail.
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