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Siege Of Copenhagen
Siege of Copenhagen may refer to: * Siege of Copenhagen (1368) * Siege of Copenhagen (1658) * Battle of Copenhagen (1807) The Second Battle of Copenhagen (or the Bombardment of Copenhagen) (16 August – 7 September 1807) was a British bombardment of the Danish capital, Copenhagen, in order to capture or destroy the Dano-Norwegian fleet during the Napoleonic Wars ..., in which Copenhagen was also besieged See also * Battle of Copenhagen (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Copenhagen (1368)
The siege of Copenhagen () or the Capture of Copenhagen (), was a looting and siege of Copenhagen and Absalon's Castle in 1368 between Denmark and the Hanseatic League, during the Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370). The city was looted and Absalon's castle was destroyed. Background In November 1367, members of the Hanseatic diet held in Cologne formed a confederation to defeat the Valdemar IV of Denmark. The confederation received support from Count Adolf of Holstein and Albert, King of Sweden. The war began when King Albert invaded Scania, quickly taking cities like Falsterbo, Ystad, and Simrishamn. Meanwhile, Nicholas, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg invaded Jutland taking Ribe and Viborg. Action With 37 ships and 2,000 armed men, the main fleet weighted anchor from Lübeck on 4 April 1368, with Copenhagen as their target. Includingly, 400 horses, 8 trebuchets, 4 catapults, and several battering ram A battering ram is a siege engine that originated in ancient time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Copenhagen (1658)
The assault on Copenhagen ( Danish: ''stormen på København''; Swedish: ''stormningen av Köpenhamn'') also known as the battle of Copenhagen on 11 February 1659 was a major engagement during the Second Northern War, taking place during the Swedish siege of Copenhagen. Following the arrival of Swedish forces on Zealand on 7 August 1658, they intended to attack Copenhagen, thus conquering Denmark. Upon their arrival to Copenhagen on 11 August, the Swedes decided to lay siege to the city instead of taking immediate military action. The Swedish unsuccessfully led an assault on the city on 11 February, which led to heavy losses and their eventual retreat. Although the Swedish forces were weakened, the siege itself lasted another year, not officially ending until the Treaty of Copenhagen was signed on 27 May 1660. The successful defence of Copenhagen by the Dano-Dutch forces is not attributed by historians to their combined militaristic merits nor to the endurance of the city und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Copenhagen (1807)
The Second Battle of Copenhagen (or the Bombardment of Copenhagen) (16 August – 7 September 1807) was a British bombardment of the Danish capital, Copenhagen, in order to capture or destroy the Dano-Norwegian fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. The incident led to the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian War of 1807, which ended with the Treaty of Örebro in 1812. The attack on Denmark, a neutral country, was heavily criticized internationally. Britain's first response to Napoleon's Continental System was to launch a major naval attack on Denmark. Although neutral, Denmark was under French pressure to pledge its fleet to Napoleon. In September 1807, the Royal Navy bombarded Copenhagen, seizing the Danish fleet and assured use of the sea lanes in the North Sea and Baltic Sea for the British merchant fleet. A consequence of the attack was that Denmark did join the Continental System and the war on the side of France, but without a fleet it had little to offer. The attack gave rise t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
