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Denmark was now at war with Britain, and a part of the Anglo-Danish conflict would be taken up by privateers. [34] Kaperbreve (letters of marque) were issued in Denmark and Norway [35] from 1807 to 1813—copies of original letters of marque for the two ships Odin and Norges Statholder are included in this reference. Danish shipping companies ...
Denmark–Norway was involved as a part of the French side in the Napoleonic War through its participation in the Gunboat War.After Denmark-Norway lost its fleet, the shores remained defenceless by sea as the tides turned against France.
Denmark–Norway (Danish and Norwegian: Danmark–Norge) is a term for the 16th-to-19th-century multi-national and multi-lingual real union consisting of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway (including the then Norwegian overseas possessions: the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and other possessions), the Duchy of Schleswig, and the Duchy of Holstein.
Denmark-Norway: Norwegian peasants Rebellion suppressed: Danish–Algerian War (1769–1772) Denmark–Norway: Dey of Algiers: Defeat. Punitive expedition unsuccessful. Denmark–Norway pays higher tribute than before; Royal Life Guards' Mutiny (1771) Denmark-Norway: Royal Life Guard: Execution of Struensee: Lofthusreisingen (1786–1787 ...
Denmark was brought into the Napoleonic Wars on the French side when attacked by Britain at the Battles of Copenhagen in 1801 and 1807. The eventual defeat of Napoleon led to the break-up of the Denmark-Norway union. The next major combats were over control of Schleswig, in the First and Second Schleswig Wars. The result hereof being that ...
The Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden due to Denmark–Norway's alliance with France and Sweden's alliance with the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars. Neither Sweden nor Denmark-Norway had wanted war to begin with but once pushed into it through their respective alliances, Sweden made a bid to ...
This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving the modern Kingdom of Denmark and predecessor states. Danish victory Danish defeat Another result * *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Denmark, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
The Gunboat War (Danish: Kanonbådskrigen, Norwegian: Kanonbåtkrigen, Swedish: Kanonbåtskriget; 1807–1814) was a naval conflict between Denmark–Norway and Great Britain supported by Sweden during the Napoleonic Wars. The war's name is derived from the Danish tactic of employing small gunboats against the materially superior Royal Navy.