Portal:Denmark/Selected article/Week 26, 2006
The naval Battle of Copenhagen (
Denmark-Norway
agreed to a truce.
The battle was due to multiple failures of
Armed Neutrality of Scandinavia, Prussia, and Russia to enforce free trade. This was perceived by the United Kingdom
to be very much in the French interest and a serious threat to her existence, particularly because it threatened the supply of timber and naval stores from Scandinavia.