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Steen Andersen Bille (1751–1833)
Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (22 August 1751 – 15 April 1833) was a Danish naval officer. A a member of the Bille (noble family), Bille family, he rose to the rank of admiral and became a privy counselor during the period of Denmark-Norway's policy of "armed neutrality" following the Gunboat War.The Gunboat War was part of the Napoleonic Wars, which the Danes refer to as the English Wars. He was instrumental in the rebuilding of the Danish Navy after 1814. Early life Steen Andersen Bille was born on 22 August 1751 in Assens, on the Funen coast of the Little Belt, where his father Rear Admiral Daniel Ernst Bille was then stationed. Steen Andersen Bille became a cadet at the age of eleven, despite being of poor physique, having already experienced a trial voyage in the previous year. In 1765, as a cadet, Bille was in the frigate ''Hvide Ørns'' when storms and contrary winds held the ship in the Baltic for so long that it was feared the ship would founder – prayers were sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assens, Denmark
Assens () is a town with a population of 5,952 (1 January 2025)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from on the west coast of the island of on the eastern side of the in central . By road, Assens is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rinderpest
Rinderpest (also cattle plague or steppe murrain) was an infectious viral disease of cattle, domestic water buffalo, and many other species of even-toed ungulates, including gaurs, African Buffalo, buffaloes, large antelope, deer, giraffes, wildebeests, and warthogs. The disease was characterized by fever, oral erosions, diarrhea, lymphoid necrosis, and high mortality. Death rates during outbreaks were usually extremely high, approaching 100% in immunologically naïve populations. Rinderpest was mainly transmitted by direct contact and by drinking contaminated water, although it could also be transmitted by air. Rinderpest is believed to have originated in Asia, and to have spread by transport of cattle. The term ''Rinderpest'' () is a German language, German word meaning 'cattle plague'. The rinderpest virus (RPV) is closely related to the measles and canine distemper viruses. The measles virus may have emerged from rinderpest as a Zoonosis, zoonotic disease around 600 BC, a peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scuttling
Scuttling is the act of deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull, typically by its crew opening holes in its hull. Scuttling may be performed to dispose of an abandoned, old, or captured vessel; to prevent the vessel from becoming a navigation hazard; as an act of self destruct, self-destruction to prevent the ship from being captured by an enemy force; as a blockship to restrict navigation through a Channel (geography), channel or within a harbor; to provide an artificial reef for divers and marine life; or to alter the flow of rivers. Notable historical examples Skuldelev ships (around 1070) The Skuldelev ships, five Viking ships, were sunk to prevent attacks from the sea on the Danish city of Roskilde. The scuttling blocked a major waterway, redirecting ships to a smaller one that required considerable local knowledge. Cog near Kampen (early 15th century) In 2012, a Cog (ship), cog preserved from the keel up to the decks in the silt was dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick VI Of Denmark
Frederick VI ( Danish and ; 28 January 1768 – 3 December 1839) was King of Denmark from 13 March 1808 until his death in 1839 and King of Norway from 13 March 1808 to 7 February 1814. He was the last king of Denmark–Norway. From 1784 until his accession, he served as regent during his father's mental illness and was referred to as the "Crown Prince Regent" (). For his motto he chose ''God and the just cause'' (). Instead of the customary latin, he used Danish, which established a precedent for later Danish kings who used Danish as well. Born in Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Frederick VI was the eldest of two children and the only son of Christian VII and Caroline Mathilde. In 1790, Frederick VI married Marie Sophie. Together, they had eight children, though only two daughters, Princess Caroline and Princess Wilhelmine, survived to adulthood. Additionally, He was the last Danish king to have an official mistress, Frederikke Dannemand, with whom he had five children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Peymann
Major-General Hinrich Ernst Peymann (22 May 173728 January 1823) was a Danish army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (sometimes called the Great French War or the Wars of the Revolution and the Empire) were a series of conflicts between the French and several European monarchies between 1792 and 1815. They encompas .... He commanded Danish forces during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807. He signed the Danish capitulation at Hellerupgård on 9 September 1807. References 1737 births 1823 deaths Danish generals Danish army commanders of the Napoleonic Wars {{Europe-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Graves (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Thomas Graves KB ( – 29 March 1814) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Early life Thomas Graves was born circa 1747, the third son of Reverend John Graves of Castle Dawson, County Londonderry, by his wife Jane Hudson. He was a nephew of Admiral Samuel Graves and a first cousin once removed of Admiral Thomas, Lord Graves. Graves' three brothers all served as captains in the navy, becoming admirals on the superannuated list. Thomas entered the navy at a very early age, and served during the Seven Years' War with his uncle Samuel on board , ''Duke'', and . After the peace he was appointed to with his cousin Thomas, whom he followed to , and by whom, in 1765, while on the coast of Africa, he was promoted to be lieutenant of . It is stated in Foster's ''Peerage'' that he was born in 1752, a date incompatible with the facts of his known service: by the Regulations of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peymann Og Bille 1807
Peymann is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Claus Peymann (1937–2025), German theatre director and manager * Ernst Peymann Major-General Hinrich Ernst Peymann (22 May 173728 January 1823) was a Danish army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (sometimes called the Great French War or the ... (1737–1823), Danish army officer See also * {{surname, Peymann Surnames of German origin de:Peymann fr:Peymann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xebec
A xebec ( or ), also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that originated in the barbary states (Algeria), it was used mostly for trading. Xebecs had a long overhanging bowsprit and aft-set mizzen mast. The term can also refer to a small, fast vessel of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, used almost exclusively in the Mediterranean Sea. Description Xebecs were ships similar to galleys primarily used by Barbary pirates, which have both lateen sails and oars for propulsion. Early xebecs had two masts while later ships had three. Xebecs featured a distinctive hull with pronounced overhanging bow and stern, and rarely displaced more than 200 tons, making them slightly smaller and with slightly fewer guns than frigates of the period. Use by Barbary corsairs These ships were easy to produce and were cheap, and thus nearly every corsair captain ('' Raïs'') had at least one xebec in his fleet. They could be of varying sizes. Some ships had only three guns w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HDMS Sarpen (1791)
HDMS ''Sarpen'' was a brig of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, in which she served from 1791 until the British seized her in 1807. While in Dano-Norwegian service she participated in an indecisive action at Tripoli, North Africa. She served the Royal Navy as HMS ''Sarpen'' from 1808 until 1811 when she was broken up. During her brief British service she participated in the Walcheren Expedition. Her name is that of a waterfall on the Norwegian river Glomma. Design ''Sarpen'' was one nine ''Lougen''-class brigs designed by the naval architect Ernst Wilhelm Stibolt. The British captured six in 1807. Dano-Norwegian service In the action of 16 May 1797, ''Sarpen'', under Captain Charles Christian De Holck, with Captain Steen Andersen Bille in overall command in the frigate , participated in a punitive attack at Tripoli. The battle lasted for about two hours before the Tripolitans retreated. The Danes suffered one man killed and one wounded. As a result of the Danish victory, the Bey of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HDMS Najaden (1796)
HDMS ''Najaden'' (Danish: "The Naiad") was a sailing frigate, frigate of the The Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy, Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, which she served from 1796 until the British captured her in 1807. While in Dano-Norwegian service she participated in an action at Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli, North Africa. She served the Royal Navy as the fifth rate HMS ''Nyaden'' (or ''Nijaden'') from 1808 until 1812 when she was broken up. During her brief British service she participated in some small attacks in the Barents Sea during the Anglo-Russian War (1807-1812), Anglo-Russian War. Design ''Najaden'' was the first ship that the great Danish naval architect Frantz Hohlenberg, F.C.H. Hohlenberg designed after he returned home from training abroad. She had several revolutionary innovations and bore more resemblance to 19th century sailing warships than 18th century examples. HDMS Nymfen (1807), HDMS ''Nymphen'' was the only other member of the class. ''Najaden'' had a slab-sided hull and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HDMS Den Prægtige
HDMS ''Den Prægtige'' (prior to 20 July 1772. HDMS ''Dronningen'') was a ship of the line of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, launched in 1768. Construction and design ''Sronningen'' was constructed at Nyholm Dockyard to a design by Frederik Michael Krabbe. She was laid down on 15 March 1768, launched on 22 November 1768 and the construction was completed in May 1772. ''Dronningen'' was long with a beam of and a draught of . Her complement was 818 men. Her armament was 80 36-pounder guns. Career On 20 July 1772, following Christian VII's divorce from Queen Caroline Matilda, ''Dronnibngen'' was renamed ''Den Prægtige''. In 1794, she was under the command of Johan Peter Wleugel. In 1789, she was under the command of Steen Andersen Bille, flag captain to , as part of an She was decommissioned in 1799. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Den Prægtige Ships of the line of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy Ships designed by Frederik Michael Krabbe Ships built in Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
