Invasion of the Danish West Indies (1807)
The second British Invasion of the Danish West Indies took place in December 1807 when a British fleet captured the Danish islands of St Thomas on 22 December and Santa Cruz on 25 December. The Danes did not resist and the invasion was bloodless. This British occupation of the Danish West Indies lasted until 20 November 1815, when Britain returned the islands to Denmark.
Danish West IndiesEnglish Wars (Scandinavia)HMS Belleisle (1795)HMS Canada (1765)HMS Cerberus (1794)HMS Circe (1804)HMS Ethalion (1802)HMS Favourite (1794)HMS Galatea (1794)HMS Latona (1781)HMS Northumberland (1798)HMS Prince George (1772)HMS Pultusk (1807)HMS Ramillies (1785)HMS Saint Christopher (1806)List of governors of the Danish West IndiesPeter von ScholtenSaint_Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
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Invasion of the Danish West Indies (1807)
The second British Invasion of the Danish West Indies took place in December 1807 when a British fleet captured the Danish islands of St Thomas on 22 December and Santa Cruz on 25 December. The Danes did not resist and the invasion was bloodless. This British occupation of the Danish West Indies lasted until 20 November 1815, when Britain returned the islands to Denmark.
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Denmark–Norway
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1807-12-25
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British victory
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1 schooner
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7 frigates
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West Indies
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A painting of the Danish West Indies by Camille Pissarro
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None
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Surrender of all forces
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Denmark–Norway
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Alexander Cochrane
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Hans Lillienskjøld
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Invasion of the Danish West Indies
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the Napoleonic Wars
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