Battle of Anholt
The Battle of Anholt (25–27 March 1811) was a successful British military operation under the command of James Wilkes Maurice against the Danish-held island of Anholt under the command of Jørgen Conrad de Falsen, taking place during the Gunboat War, a conflict between the United Kingdom and Denmark-Norway that was part of the wider Napoleonic Wars. It was an attempt by the Dano-Norwegians to recapture Anholt, a small Danish island off the coast of Jutland which the British had captured in 1809. Early in the Gunboat War, the Dano-Norwegians had closed their lighthouse at the easternmost point of Anholt. In January 1809, the bomb-vessel Proselyte, which the British had stationed off Anholt to act as a lighthouse, struck Anholt Reef and sank. On 18 May 1809, the 74-gun Third Rate HMS Standard
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Battle of Anholt
The Battle of Anholt (25–27 March 1811) was a successful British military operation under the command of James Wilkes Maurice against the Danish-held island of Anholt under the command of Jørgen Conrad de Falsen, taking place during the Gunboat War, a conflict between the United Kingdom and Denmark-Norway that was part of the wider Napoleonic Wars. It was an attempt by the Dano-Norwegians to recapture Anholt, a small Danish island off the coast of Jutland which the British had captured in 1809. Early in the Gunboat War, the Dano-Norwegians had closed their lighthouse at the easternmost point of Anholt. In January 1809, the bomb-vessel Proselyte, which the British had stationed off Anholt to act as a lighthouse, struck Anholt Reef and sank. On 18 May 1809, the 74-gun Third Rate HMS Standard
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La bataille d'Anholt, qui se d ...... itué dans le village d'Anholt.
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The Battle of Anholt (25–27 Ma ...... in the village on the island.
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32 killed and wounded
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Denmark–Norway
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1811-03-27
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British victory
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1 brig-sloop
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18 gunboats
2 transports
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An aerial view of the island of Anholt
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Denmark–Norway
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United Kingdom
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James Maurice
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Jørgen de Falsen
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Battle of Anholt
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1811-03-27
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British victory
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La bataille d'Anholt, qui se d ...... itué dans le village d'Anholt.
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The Battle of Anholt (25–27 Ma ...... 74-gun Third Rate HMS Standard
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Bataille d'Anholt
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Battle of Anholt
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Battle of Anholt
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