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2 April 1801
Nelson sinks Danish fleet
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The British admiral Horatio Nelson,
emboldened by his success against the French fleet two years earlier in
Egypt, defies orders to withdraw and sinks the neutral Danish fleet at
Copenhagen. Famously, he puts his telescope to his blind eye when told
of the signals from his commander-in-chief. His action ensures that the
Baltic is kept free from French influence, but it wins no friends for
the British.
'Two powers such as France and England, with a good understanding
between them, might govern the world.' Napoleon
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