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Events in the year 1801 in Norway.

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Events

  • 1 February – The first complete and reliable census was held in Norway: 883,603 inhabitants in Norway.
  • 2 April – War of the Second Coalition – First Battle of Copenhagen: The British Royal Navy, under Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, forces the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy to accept an armistice. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson leads the main attack, deliberately disregarding his commander's signal to withdraw.[2] He is created a Viscount on 19 May; Denmark-Norway is forced to withdraw from the Second League of Armed Neutrality.

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References

  1. ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ Everett, Jason M., ed. (2006). "1801". The People's Chronology. Thomson Gale.
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Norway during the union with Denmark (1536–1814)