Copenhagen 1801

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Copenhagen 1801 was a major naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars in which the British fleet attacked the Danish-Norwegian navy to break Denmark’s neutrality and control access to the Baltic Sea.

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Copenhagen 1801 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
aim to break Denmark–Norway’s neutrality ⓘ
to secure British access to the Baltic Sea ⓘ
to weaken the League of Armed Neutrality ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Battle of Copenhagen ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Denmark–Norway ⓘ
linked to: Denmark–Norway

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
commander Frederik Vilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Horatio Nelson ⓘ
Hyde Parker ⓘ
Olfert Fischer ⓘ
conflictOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
War of the Second Coalition ⓘ
consequence reduction of Danish-Norwegian naval threat in the Baltic ⓘ
temporary armistice between Britain and Denmark–Norway ⓘ
followedBy British diplomatic pressure on other Baltic powers ⓘ
hasCasualtiesSide heavy Danish-Norwegian casualties ⓘ
significant but lower British casualties ⓘ
hasDate 2 April 1801 ⓘ
hasPartOfName Battle of Copenhagen ⓘ
historicalPeriod early Napoleonic era ⓘ
involvedWeaponType floating battery ⓘ
frigate ⓘ
ship of the line ⓘ
shore battery ⓘ
locationCharacteristic battle fought close to shore ⓘ
notableEvent Nelson ignored Admiral Parker’s signal to withdraw ⓘ
notablePhraseAssociated turning a blind eye ⓘ
opponent Dano-Norwegian Navy ⓘ
linked to: Danish Navy

Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf British campaign in the Baltic ⓘ
precededBy formation of the Second League of Armed Neutrality ⓘ
relatedWork paintings by Christian Mølsted ⓘ
paintings by Nicholas Pocock ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicImportance control of access routes to the Baltic Sea ⓘ
protection of British trade with Russia and the Baltic states ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Copenhagen ⓘ
Denmark–Norway ⓘ
tookPlaceInBodyOfWater Køge Bay ⓘ
Øresund ⓘ
usedTactic close-range bombardment of anchored Danish line ⓘ
use of shallow-draft ships to navigate shoals off Copenhagen ⓘ

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

HMS Goliath → battleHonour → Copenhagen 1801 ⓘ
HMS Elephant → battleHonour → Copenhagen 1801 ⓘ
Naval General Service Medal → notableClasp → Copenhagen 1801 ⓘ