Peter Willemoes
Peter Willemoes | |
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| Service/ | Royal Danish Navy |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Copenhagen Battle of Zealand Point |
Peter Willemoes (11 May 1783 – 22 March 1808) was a Danish naval officer. He fell in the Battle of Zealand Point. He is commemorated by a statue on the harbourfront in his native town of Assens.
Willemoes was born on 11 May 1783 in Assens on the island of Funen, where his father was a public servant. At the age of twelve he was sent to the Naval Academy in Copenhagen. He became a cadet in 1795 and sekondløjtnant (second lieutenant) in 1800.[1]
Career
At seventeen he commanded a floating battery, "Flaadebatteri Nr. 1", during the Battle of Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. After the battle, Willemoes became a member of the Danish Order of Freemasons before setting off to the Mediterranean Sea aboard the frigate Rota.
After his return to Denmark, he began to study law but discontinued his studies in 1807 to briefly go into Russian service.[2]
After the
References
- ^ "Willemoes, Peter". TV2. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ a b "Dansk Biografisk Leksiskon - Peter Willemoes". Gyldendal. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
Further reading
- Kristensen, Rikke: **Noget om søhelten Peter Willemoes og lidt om byen Assens. Museerne på Vestfyn (2008)
- Schultz, Mai-Britt: Peter Willemoes, 1783-1808- En dansk søhelts liv og tid, Assens Kommune (2008)
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