Battle of Zealand Point

Name: Battle of Zealand Point
Start: 1808

1808 CE.

Shown on the map at 55.985°, 11.336°.

The Battle of Zealand Point was fought off Zealand on 22 March 1808 during the Gunboat War. Three ships of the line and one frigate of the Royal Navy intercepted and destroyed a Danish ship of the line. The British victory in the battle resulted in the loss of the Danish navy's last ship of the line.

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