National Army Museum

'The bombardment of Copenhagen by the British forces' and 'The landing of the British Forces in the Island of Zealand'

engraving, engraving

Accession Number

NAM.1971-02-33-125-1

Description

'The bombardment of Copenhagen by the British forces' and 'The landing of the British Forces in the Island of Zealand'. Engraving published by T and R Hughes, 1807 (?). With vignettes of the landing at the top. Associated with the Expedition to Copenhagen, Napoleonic Wars, Denmark (1807), and the Walcheren Expedition, Napoleonic Wars, Holland (1809)

Events

Copenhagen, Expedition to, 1807 (Napoleonic Wars, Denmark 1807), Walcheren, Expedition to, 1809 (Napoleonic Wars, Holland 1809)

Units

People

Dimensions

Width: 13.5 in Text: 3.75 in Part 1: 19.25 in Part 1: 15 in

Inscriptions

top ‘A Danish Officer / with a flag of truce’ left ‘The British Fleet / attacking the / Danish Flotilla’ right ‘The British Tars / in Possession of the / Danish Fleet’ bottom left ‘Three British Officers / drawing out the / Articles of Capitulation’ bottom right ‘The LANDING of the BRITISH TROOPS in the ISLAND of ZEALAND’ bottom ‘Published by T and R Hughes 35 Ludgate Street’