Skip to content

✦ History

Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

April 2, 1801 · Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

Result British victory

Nelson's division of Parker's fleet beat the Danish line before Copenhagen, breaking up the League of Armed Neutrality.

On the map Contemporaries

Coalition

France

United Kingdom

Denmark

Horatio Nelson military commander

Hyde Parker military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: c. 8,000
Casualties: c. 1,200
Killed: 254–274
Wounded: 688–737
Ships: c. 30
Guns: c. 1,186

Strength: c. 6,000
Casualties: c. 4,800
Captured: c. 3,000
Ships: c. 37
Ships lost: c. 15
Guns: c. 1,044
Guns lost: c. 578

Units

Parker's fleet at Copenhagen (1801)