1801: The naval Battle of Copenhagen (Danish: Slaget på Reden) was fought on April 2, 1801 by a British fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, against a Dano-Norwegian fleet anchored just off Copenhagen. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson led the main attack. He famously disobeyed Parker's order to withdraw, destroying many of the Dano-Norwegian ships before Denmark-Norway could agree to a truce. The battle was the result of multiple failures of diplomacy in the latter half of 1800 and the beginning of 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars. en.wikipedia.org 1807: The Second Battle of Copenhagen, (16 August - 5 September 1807) was a British attack on Copenhagen, targeting the civilian population in order to seize the powerful Danish fleet. There was concern in Britain that Napoleon might try to force Denmark to close the Baltic Sea to British ships, perhaps by marching French troops into Zealand. British troops commanded by General Wellesley defeated weak Danish forces near the town of Køge, south of Copenhagen. Within a few days, Copenhagen was completely encircled. The Danes rejected British demands to surrender, so the British fleet under Admiral Gambier bombarded the city from 2 September to 5 September 1807. The British fired 5000 rounds into Copenhagen on the first night of bombardment, only 2000 rounds into the city on the second night, and 7000 rounds on the third night. More than 2000 civilians were killed and 30% of the buildings were destroyed during <b>...</b>