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Nelson and Bronte report Danish battle at Copenhagen 1801
A naval dispatch dated April 3 1801 from the Elephant details actions against Denmark at Copenhagen. It records squadron movements, engagements with six line ships and eleven floating batteries, with the capture and destruction of Danish vessels and the death of Captain Moff of the Monarch and injuries to Captain Thomas B. Thompson of the Bellona.
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Erephant
Copenhagin
Stra Jn
Riod
Brisbane
Crown Islands
Amak
Damshiine
Ross
Defire
George © Murray
Edgar
Moff
Fir Thomas B. Thompson
Bellona
Nelson and
Bronte