Draft:Anglo-Swedish conflict (1797–1801)
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| Anglo-Swedish conflict | |||||||||
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| Part of the Napoleonic Wars | |||||||||
 The Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 by Nicholas Pocock | |||||||||
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 Great Britain |
 Sweden | ||||||||
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| Placeholder | Gustav IV | ||||||||
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| Placeholder | Saint Barthélemy garrison | ||||||||
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The Anglo-Swedish conflict was fought from 1797 to 1801 between Great Britain and Sweden, particularly because of Swedish anger over interferance of their trade by British privateers. The conflict ended when the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 dissolved the Second League of Armed Neutrality, and forced Sweden to accept all of Britain's demands.
Background
[edit]In 1797, despite a hope for a peaceful era in Anglo-French relations, Britain was forced to declare war on Revolutionary France in February of 1793. A new Anglo-French war would rekindle the old Anglo-Swedish disagreements over neutral maritime rights. Following the declaration of war, Swedish shipping was quickly attacked by privateers, mostly French, and in 1798, Gustav IV issued orders that Swedish warships were to protect the merchantmen.[1]
The commanders of these warships were told to protect the merchant ships at all costs, however, these orders were only directed against French privateers, and not their British counterparts. Therefore, it came as a shock when the British attacked the convoys. The Swedish commander would refuse to fight and sailed into port, where the merchant ships were condemned as fair prizes by the British maritime courts. The Swedes issued strong protests, leading to souring relationship between the two nations.[1]
Conflict
[edit]Aftermath
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Jorgensen 2004, p. 6.
Works cited
[edit]- Jorgensen, Christer (2004). The Anglo-Swedish Alliance against Napoleonic France. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 6–9. ISBN 9780230287747.