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Gunboat War

BelligerentsDenmark–NorwayCo-belligerent:Russian Empire(1808–09)Supported by:First French EmpireUnited KingdomSweden(1808–09, 1813–1814)Commanders and leadersChristian VIIFrederick VIJørgen JørgensenJoachim CastenschioldHans Peter HolmCarl JessenJørgen Falsen(POW)Ernst Peymann†Alexander IGeorge IIISpencer PercevalRobert JenkinsonJames MauriceWilliam CathcartJames GambierArthur WellesleyGeorge WoodRichard ByronGeorge ParkerGeorge Bettesworth†Charles XIV JohnCharles XIIIStrength Unknown UnknownCasualties and lossesTotal: 3,502503 killed382 wounded2,439 captured2 ships destroyed75 ships captured1 ship scuttledTotal: 55091 killed386 wounded48 missing2 ships damaged14 ships capturedThe Gunboat War (1807–1814) was a naval conflict between Denmark–Norway and Great Britain supported by Sweden during the Napoleonic Wars.

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