# The Battle of Copenhagen

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## Artwork

- Artist: [POCOCK, Nicholas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pocock-nicholas-r7fcfdae29313bc>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 71 x 102 cm

## Commentary

The Battle of Copenhagen \(was an engagement which saw a British fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker fight a huge Danish fleet anchored just off Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson led the main attack. Copenhagen is often considered to be Nelson&#39;s hardest-fought victory, with the Danes offering a very stubborn resistance. &lt;p&gt; &lt;table align=left cellpadding=5 border=1 width=320 bgcolor=&#34;\#99cccc&#34;&gt; &lt;tr valign=middle&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; border=0 valign=middle&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 12 minutes\):&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/biber\_battle.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: The Battle, suite&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Burning of the Russian 74-gun Sewolod](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pocock-nicholas-r7fcfdae29313bc/burning-of-the-russian-74-gun-sewolod-ra7940a5df1a33a>)
- [Landscape with a Figure on Horse](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pocock-nicholas-r7fcfdae29313bc/landscape-with-a-figure-on-horse-rfa9a698d1c0b70>)

## Attribution

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