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− | The Battle of Shoeburyness in early March 1808 ended [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]]'s occupation of Britain. It was fought at the mouth of the Thames near the town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoeburyness Shoeburyness] and involved 200,000 men, 300 dragons and | + | The Battle of Shoeburyness in early March 1808 ended [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]]'s occupation of Britain. It was fought at the mouth of the Thames near the town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoeburyness Shoeburyness] and involved 200,000 men, 300 dragons and 24 ships-of-the-line. As a result of his management this battle, [[Wellesley]] was rewarded with a ducal coronet and took the name Wellington. |
Throughout February 1808, Admiral [[Nelson]] had been busy sweeping the Channel clean of French shipping and beating away at the regular French dragon flights, thus depriving Napoleon of reinforcements in Britain. In order to keep Nelson's return from Copenhagen quiet, his ships concealed their flags, painted over their names and sometimes hid in home ports. | Throughout February 1808, Admiral [[Nelson]] had been busy sweeping the Channel clean of French shipping and beating away at the regular French dragon flights, thus depriving Napoleon of reinforcements in Britain. In order to keep Nelson's return from Copenhagen quiet, his ships concealed their flags, painted over their names and sometimes hid in home ports. | ||
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*Two [[frigate|frigates]] (possibly survived) | *Two [[frigate|frigates]] (possibly survived) | ||
Admiral Nelson was returning from battle in Copenhagen, and six of the ships at Shoeburyness were captured from the Danish Navy. It is unknown exactly what the names of all the ships sunken at Shoeburyness, but they would have been the ships that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Copenhagen_(1807)#Ships_involved participated in the battle of Copenhagen], with the exception of the "HMS Victory", under Nelson, who had historically died at this point, and the "HMS Neptune", which was undergoing repairs at Portsmouth. Judging by the urgency of the battle, it is quite possible that the two strongest ships captured, the "Christian VII"; 84 guns, and the "Waldemar"; 80 guns, were part of this battle. | Admiral Nelson was returning from battle in Copenhagen, and six of the ships at Shoeburyness were captured from the Danish Navy. It is unknown exactly what the names of all the ships sunken at Shoeburyness, but they would have been the ships that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Copenhagen_(1807)#Ships_involved participated in the battle of Copenhagen], with the exception of the "HMS Victory", under Nelson, who had historically died at this point, and the "HMS Neptune", which was undergoing repairs at Portsmouth. Judging by the urgency of the battle, it is quite possible that the two strongest ships captured, the "Christian VII"; 84 guns, and the "Waldemar"; 80 guns, were part of this battle. | ||
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[[Category:A-Z|Shoeburyness, Battle of]] | [[Category:A-Z|Shoeburyness, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Shoeburyness, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Shoeburyness, Battle of]] |