battle of copenhagen

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Definition of battle of copenhagen in English English dictionary

(April 2, 1801) British naval victory over Denmark in the Napoleonic Wars. The armed-neutrality treaty of 1794 between Denmark and Sweden, to which Russia and Prussia adhered in 1800, was considered a hostile act by England. In 1801 a detachment of the British navy was sent to Copenhagen. After a fierce battle in the harbor, Adm. Horatio Nelson, ignoring orders to withdraw from the fleet commander, Sir Hyde Parker, instead continued to destroy most of the Danish fleet. Danish losses amounted to some 6,000 dead and wounded, six times those of the British. Denmark subsequently withdrew from the neutrality treaty

Related Terms

the Battle of Copenhagen

a naval battle between the British and the Danish in 1801. The British navy under Lord Nelson had received orders to leave the area because Danish ships were approaching. Nelson, who could not see using one of his eyes, put his telescope to that eye and said "I see no ships". His ships remained where they were, and in the battle that followed the Danes were defeated

Hyphenation

bat·tle of Co·pen·ha·gen

Turkish pronunciation

bätıl ıv kōpınheygın

Pronunciation

/ˈbatəl əv ˌkōpənˈhāgən/ /ˈbætəl əv ˌkoʊpənˈheɪɡən/