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List of the British ships of the line in Lord Nelson's Squadron at the battle of Copenhagen.
Ship |
Guns |
Commander |
Killed |
Wounded |
| Elephant | 74 | Vice Admiral Lord Nelson Captain Thomas Foley |
10 | 13 |
| Defiance | 74 | Captain Richard Retalick | 24 | 51 |
| Edgar | 74 | Captain George Murray | 31 | 111 |
| Monarch | 74 | Captain James Mosse (killed) | 56 | 161 |
| Bellona | 74 | Captain Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson | 11 | 72 |
| Ganges | 74 | Captain Thomas Fremantle | 7 | 1 |
| Russell | 74 | Captain William Cuming | 0 | 6 |
| Agamemnon | 64 | Captain Robert Fancourt | 0 | 0 |
| Ardent | 64 | Captain Thomas Bertie | 30 | 64 |
| Polyphemus | 64 | Captain John Lawford | 6 | 25 |
| Glatton | 54 | Captain William Bligh | 18 | 37 |
| Isis | 50 | Captain James Walker | 33 | 88 |
List of British frigates in Lord Nelson's Squadron
Ship |
Guns |
Commander |
Killed |
Wounded |
| Amazon | 38 | Captain Edward Riou (Killed) | 14 | 23 |
| Desiree | 40 | Captain Henry Inman | 0 | 4 |
| Blanche | 36 | Captain Graham Hamond | 7 | 9 |
| Alcmene | 32 | Captain Samuel Sutton | 5 | 19 |
| Jamaica | 26 | Captain Jonas Rose | - | - |
| Arrow | 30 | Captain WIlliam Bolton | - | - |
| Dart | 30 | Captain John Devonshire | 3 | 1 |
Ships in Admiral Parker's Squadron at the battle of Copenhagen
Ship |
Guns |
Commander |
| London | 98 |
Admiral Sir Hyde Parker Captain William Domett Captain Robert Otway |
| St. George | 98 |
Captain Thomas Hardy |
| Warrior | 74 |
Captain Charles Tyler |
| Defence | 74 |
Captain Lord Henry Paulet |
| Saturn | 74 |
Captain Robert Lambert |
| Ramilles | 74 |
Captain James Dixon |
| Raisonnable | 64 |
Captain John Dilkes |
| Veteran | 64 |
Captain Archibald Dickson |
Taken from Clowes, W. L., The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol. IV, Sampson Low, Marston and Company, London, 1899
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