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Battle of Copenhagen

Took place on April 2, 1801

225

Years ago

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The 226th anniversary falls on April 2, 2027, in 160 days.

In the Battle of Copenhagen, also known as the First Battle of Copenhagen to distinguish it from the Second Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, a British naval fleet defeated a smaller force of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy anchored near Copenhagen on 2 April 1801.

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