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| | The Rape of the Danish Navy (1807) |
 | | Bille had kept this order at the ready until September 2, but when it came to carrying it out, General Peymann, for fear of the English reaction, failed to carry it out. |
 | | Subsequently, the war council decided to, except for of Bille and most of the naval members, support the general's dismissal of the proposal. |
 | | Unfortunately, the general did not receive this order as the English forces in the Langelands belt, between Funen and Sealand, captured the officer bearing the order. |
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