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in April 1801. Slightly in advance of that, a
British fleet arrived at St Thomas at the end of March. The Danes accepted the Articles of Capitulation the British proposed and the British occupied the islands without a shot being fired. The British occupation lasted until April 1802, when the British
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had been in readiness to invade the Danish colonies since receiving a warning on 2 September 1807 that hostilities with
Denmark–Norway were likely to break out. In October vessels of the British
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Bowyer was a Major-General, but had been appointed
Lieutenant General in the Leeward and Windward Islands only. He commanded His Majesty's forces in the Caribbean until his death in August 1808.
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This list includes both vessels that
Cochrane mentioned in his dispatch concerning the invasion, and vessels mentioned in the prize money notice. The two sources overlap, but are not identical.
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1354:. A naval captain or commander received a first-class share, which was worth £398 10s 3½d. A fifth-class share, that of a seaman, was worth £1 18s 10d.
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in August 1807, when the
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1052:. By 1810 every single French, Dutch and Danish colony there was firmly under allied (mainly British) control.
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arrived at
Barbados with the news of war with Denmark. Admiral Cochrane immediately set sail in his flagship,
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would ally with
Napoleon. Hostilities between Denmark–Norway and the United Kingdom broke out again by the
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on 25 December. The Danes did not resist and the invasion was bloodless. This
British occupation of the
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St Thomas surrendered on 22 December and St Croix on 25 December. A prize money notice in the
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in 1816 gives a list of the vessels and army units that participated in the campaign.
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The occupation of the Danish West Indies was a consequence of the
British fear that
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took place in
December 1807 when a British fleet captured the Danish islands of
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lasted until 20 November 1815, when Britain returned the islands to Denmark.
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1028:(1793-1802), Denmark–Norway, Prussia, and Sweden established the
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under the overall army commander, General Henry Bowyer.
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St Lucia • Tobago • Demerara • Essequibo and Berbice
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1100:, together with a squadron including
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1388:. 9 February 1808. pp. 194–200.
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32:Invasion of the Danish West Indies
25:
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1030:Second League of Armed Neutrality
1432:Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
1408:. 20 February 1816. p. 337.
1070:In the West Indies, Admiral Sir
1048:, in 1804 Britain embarked on a
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1472:1810s in the Danish West Indies
1467:1800s in the Danish West Indies
1457:Invasions by the United Kingdom
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1024:During the later stages of the
229:Caribbean campaign of 1803–1810
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1061:Second Battle of Copenhagen
1050:campaign in the West Indies
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1442:1807 in the British Empire
1044:After the outbreak of the
1034:First Battle of Copenhagen
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1037:returned the islands to
187:Irrelevant/Insignificant
190:Surrender of all forces
1142:90th Regiments of Foot
324:Roquebert's expedition
130:Commanders and leaders
1427:1807 in the Caribbean
182:Casualties and losses
1462:December 1807 events
1086:On 15 December 1807
166:5 ships of the line
1008:on 22 December and
1000:The second British
319:Troude's expedition
66:22–25 December 1807
1405:The London Gazette
1385:The London Gazette
1155:Royal Navy vessels
1072:Alexander Cochrane
1014:Danish West Indies
707:5th Christiansborg
685:4ht Christiansborg
668:3rd Christiansborg
663:2nd Christiansborg
658:1st Christiansborg
421:La Romana's Escape
284:Danish West Indies
155:Hans Lillienskjøld
143:Alexander Cochrane
76:Danish West Indies
1437:Conflicts in 1807
1299:Saint Christopher
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771:1st Bay of Bengal
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837:3rd Dansborg
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375:of 1801–1814
373:English Wars
304:Pointe Noire
289:Palo Hincado
277:
257:Diamond Rock
95:Belligerents
37:Part of the
1400:"No. 17112"
1380:"No. 16116"
830:Philippines
747:Trincomalee
722:Prinsensten
629:Carolusborg
435:Gunboat War
416:West Indies
262:San Domingo
172:1 schooner
168:7 frigates
1421:Categories
1076:Royal Navy
1020:Background
1010:Santa Cruz
868:2nd Bengal
760:1st Bengal
674:Gold Coast
646:Cape Corso
635:Cape Coast
614:Cape Verde
586:Jakobshavn
563:Aizkraukle
522:Lyndanisse
495:Baltic Sea
329:Guadeloupe
309:Martinique
1362:Citations
1285:Ramillies
1208:Favourite
1166:Belleisle
1121:Ramillies
1097:Belleisle
1095:HMS
1088:HMS
1006:St Thomas
987:St. Croix
982:Caribbean
961:Caribbean
921:2nd India
814:1st India
796:2nd Pipli
766:1st Pipli
690:Crèvecœur
591:ReykjavĂk
510:Pomerania
170:7 sloops
1257:Melville
1201:Ethalion
1187:Cerberus
1133:Ethalion
1127:Cerberus
1065:Napoleon
972:West Kay
967:St. John
954:Porreiar
937:Nancowry
842:Golconda
535:Novgorod
386:West Kay
161:Strength
71:Location
1306:Swinger
1292:Rosario
1278:Pultusk
1236:Haughty
1222:Galatea
1039:Denmark
888:Tillali
847:Carical
806:Hooghly
702:3rd Osu
653:1st Osu
581:Iceland
568:Estonia
527:Tallinn
516:Livonia
500:Wendish
252:Surinam
177:Unknown
174:2 brigs
1346:1293 3
1243:Latona
1180:Canada
1173:Blonde
1115:Canada
736:Ceylon
717:Dodowa
608:Africa
558:Karuse
272:Samaná
267:Havana
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83:Result
1321:Notes
1313:Thais
1250:Lilly
1194:Circe
712:Volta
697:Ningo
553:Durbe
546:Pskov
505:RĂĽgen
1229:Hart
1215:Fawn
1140:and
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1090:Fawn
729:Asia
406:Køge
63:Date
680:2nd
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