Historical place archive

Copenhagen in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Copenhagen in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

21 records9 event labels13 people1801โ€“2009

Historical events in Copenhagen

1801

28 March 1801
League of Armed Neutrality
Henry Addington ยท Whig Party Government

The British Fleet shells the Danish Fleet & breaks the League of Armed Neutrality

28 March 1801
Neutrality
Henry Addington ยท Whig Party Government

The British Fleet shells the Danish Fleet & breaks the League of Armed Neutrality

2 April 1801
Battle of Copenhagen
Horatio Nelson ยท Napoleonic Wars

British forces destroy or capture many Danish ships during the battle.

2 April 1801
Battle of Copenhagen
Horatio Nelson ยท Napoleonic Wars

Nelson attacks Danish ships to keep Baltic ports open to Britain.

2 April 1801
Battle of Copenhagen
Horatio Nelson ยท Napoleonic Wars

Parker orders retreat, but Nelson famously puts the telescope to his blind eye.

2 April 1801
Battle of Copenhagen
Horatio Nelson ยท Napoleonic Wars

The Battle of Copenhagen helps end the League of Armed Neutrality.

2 April 1801
Battle of Copenhagen
Hyde Parker ยท Napoleonic Wars

Parker orders retreat, Nelson holds a telescope to a blind patch saying he cannot see. Parker & Nelson defeat the Danish fleet

2 April 1801
Battle of Copenhagen
Sir Hyde Parker ยท Napoleonic Wars

Commands the Baltic expedition at Copenhagen.

2 April 1801
Blind Eye
Horatio Nelson ยท Napoleonic Wars

Ignores Parker's signal by putting the telescope to his blind eye.

2 April 1801
Neutrality
Horatio Nelson ยท Napoleonic Wars

The battle weakens the League of Armed Neutrality of Denmark, Sweden, Russia and Prussia.

1807

August 1807
Battle of Copenhagen
Arthur Wellesley ยท Napoleonic Wars

Wellingtons brigade is reponsible defending supply lines

September 1807
Battle of Copenhagen
William Congreve ยท Napoleonic Wars

Claims his rockets have caused 1 million pounds worth of damage

8 September 1807
Battle of Copenhagen
Arthur Wellesley ยท Napoleonic Wars

The Danes capitulate rather then endure further damage to Copenhagen

8 September 1807
Invasion of Denmark
Arthur Wellesley ยท Napoleonic Wars

The Danes capitulate rather then endure further damage to Copenhagen

1844

1 December 1844
Birth of Alexndra
Alexandra ยท House of Saxe-Coburg

Birth of Alexndra

1968

7 September 1968
Scandinavian Tour
James Patrick "Jimmy" Page ยท Popular Music

Plays the first Scandinavian date under the New Yardbirds name.

7 September 1968
Scandinavian Tour
John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham ยท Popular Music

Drums on the first New Yardbirds Scandinavian performances.

7 September 1968
Scandinavian Tour
John Paul Jones ยท Popular Music

Plays bass and keyboards on the first Scandinavian dates.

7 September 1968
Scandinavian Tour
Robert Anthony Plant ยท Popular Music

Performs on the first New Yardbirds Scandinavian tour.

1994

4 May 1994
Cup Winners' Cup Final Winning Goal
Alan Smith ยท Football

Scores the only goal as Arsenal defeat Parma to win the European Cup Winners' Cup.

2009

December 2009
Copenhagen Climate Conference
James Gordon Brown ยท Climate Diplomacy

Brown participates in negotiations seeking an international agreement on climate action.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Copenhagen. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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