Six years after the first attack, Admiral James Gambier and General William Cathcart are sent against Copenhagen. Their expedition brings an army alongside the Royal Navy, with Arthur Wellesley among the officers taking part. The account describes British forces storming in and taking the Danish fleet. It compares this result with the earlier loss of Danish ships at the capital.
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Gambier and Cathcart return to Copenhagen in 1807
Admiral James Gambier and General William Cathcart lead the naval and army forces sent against Copenhagen in 1807.