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Battle of Zealand Point

Battle of Zealand Point was a naval engagement fought on 22 March 1808 at Sjællands Odde, in what is now Denmark. It was part of the English Wars, which ran from 1801 to 1814. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 3 ships of the line; 1 frigate against 1 ship of the line.

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Battle of Zealand Point, where the ship-of-the-line Prins Christian Fredrik was sunk in 1808. (Detail from a Watercolor by A G. Gross / The Maritime Museum, Helsingør).
Battle of Zealand Point, where the ship-of-the-line Prins Christian Fredrik was sunk in 1808. (Detail from a Watercolor by A G. Gross / The Maritime Museum, Helsingør).. A G. Gross - Uploader: Leifern on en.wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 March 1808
WhereSjællands Odde, Denmark55.985N, 11.336E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstDenmark–Norway
Casualties and losses5 killed; 48 wounded; 1 missingand55 killed; 88 wounded; 1 ship of the line destroyed
Part ofEnglish Wars1801 to 1814

Where it sits in the English Wars

Battle of Køge, 1807Action of 2 March 1808, 1808Battle of Zealand Point, 1808Battle of Saltholm, 180818071808Battle of Zealand Point, 1808
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Record

Date22 March 1808
PlaceSjællands Odde, Denmark
55.985N, 11.336E
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength3 ships of the line; 1 frigate1 ship of the line
Casualties and losses5 killed; 48 wounded; 1 missing55 killed; 88 wounded; 1 ship of the line destroyed
Commanders
  • Carl Wilhelm Jessen
Battle of Zealand PointBattle of Zealand PointBattle of IsefjordSkirmish of ÅrhusBattle of KøgeSiege of KronborgBattle of HelsingborgBattle of IsefjordSkirmish of ÅrhusBattle of KøgeMalmöOdenseAalborgFlensburgEsbjergHalmstadSvendborgViborg100 km55.985N, 11.336E
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Battle of Zealand Point is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 65 in present-day Denmark.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3432591, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zealand Point, revision 1370596494, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.