Battle of the Baltic (poem)
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"The Battle of the Baltic" is the title of an upbeat, patriotic poem written in 1801 by the Scottish
poet Thomas Campbell. Its subject is the naval Battle of Copenhagen
, fought earlier that year between the fleets of Britain
and Denmark
.
Its first lines run:
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
poet Thomas Campbell. Its subject is the naval Battle of Copenhagen
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
The Battle of Copenhagen was an engagement which saw a British fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker fight and strategically defeat a Danish-Norwegian fleet anchored just off Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson led the main attack. He famously disobeyed Parker's...
, fought earlier that year between the fleets of Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Its first lines run:
- Of Nelson and the North
- Sing the glorious day's renown,
- When to battle fierce came forth
- All the might of Denmark's crown,
- And her arms along the deep proudly shone;