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2 Minutes: 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807)

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Study 2 Minutes: 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807), a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 3 Sept 2020, with 5 time notes. Topics include Battle Of Copenhagen, British Foreign Policy, Danish Navy.

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Runtime2:07
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Time notes

  1. 0:15
    The 1801 precedent at Copenhagen

    Parker and Nelson's attack in 1801 introduces the comparison with Britain's return to Copenhagen six years later.

    Chapter
  2. 0:34
    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.

    Notable Point
  3. 0:42
    James Gambier's Ohio town and college connection

    Gambier's introduction includes his connection with an Ohio town and his support for a college there.

    Notable Point
  4. 1:19
    Wellesley's separate land battle during the Copenhagen expedition

    Arthur Wellesley fights Danish troops away from Copenhagen as part of the army accompanying the 1807 naval expedition.

    Notable Point
  5. 1:42
    Why Britain repeated the Copenhagen attack

    The closing comparison links the attacks of 1801 and 1807 to British opposition to Denmark joining France.

    Notable Point